Determinants of epidemic size and the impacts of lulls in seasonal influenza virus circulation

Abstract During the COVID-19 pandemic, levels of seasonal influenza virus circulation were unprecedentedly low, leading to concerns that a lack of exposure to influenza viruses, combined with waning antibody titres, could result in larger and/or more severe post-pandemic seasonal influenza epidemics...

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Main Authors: Simon P. J. de Jong, Zandra C. Felix Garza, Joseph C. Gibson, Sarah van Leeuwen, Robert P. de Vries, Geert-Jan Boons, Marliek van Hoesel, Karen de Haan, Laura E. van Groeningen, Katina D. Hulme, Hugo D. G. van Willigen, Elke Wynberg, Godelieve J. de Bree, Amy Matser, Margreet Bakker, Lia van der Hoek, Maria Prins, Neeltje A. Kootstra, Dirk Eggink, Brooke E. Nichols, Alvin X. Han, Menno D. de Jong, Colin A. Russell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44668-z