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Increased frequency of travel in the presence of cross-immunity may act to decrease the chance of a global pandemic
6 May 2019
Abstract excerpt
The high frequency of modern travel has led to concerns about a devastating pandemic since a lethal pathogen strain could spread worldwide quickly. Many historical pandemics have arisen following pathogen evolution to a more virulent form. However, some pathogen strains invoke immune responses that provide partial cross-immunity against infection with related strains. Here, we consider a mathematical model of...
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