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An immune memory-structured SIS epidemiological model for hyperdiverse pathogens.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 7 Nov 2023
de Roos André M, He Qixin, Pascual Mercedes
Abstract excerpt
A hyperdiverse class of pathogens of humans and wildlife, including the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, relies on multigene families to encode antigenic variation. As a result, high (asymptomatic) prevalence is observed despite high immunity in local populations under high-transmission settings. The vast diversity of "strains" and genes encoding this variation challenges the application of established...
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