Use of exposure history to identify patterns of immunity to pneumonia in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis).

Individual host immune responses to infectious agents drive epidemic behavior and are therefore central to understanding and controlling infectious diseases. However, important features of individual immune responses, such as the strength and longevity of immunity, can be challenging to characterize...

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Main Authors: Raina K Plowright, Kezia Manlove, E Frances Cassirer, Paul C Cross, Thomas E Besser, Peter J Hudson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3637318?pdf=render