Response to Comment on “Long-term measles-induced immunomodulation increases overall childhood infectious disease mortality”
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DOI: 10.1126/science.aax6498
Abstract: Thakkar and McCarthy suggest that periodicity in measles incidence artifactually drives our estimates of a 2- to 3-year duration of measles “immune-amnesia.” We show that periodicity has a negligible effect relative to the immunological signal… read more here.
Keywords: term measles; response comment; long term; comment long ... See more keywords
The potential impact of a recent measles epidemic on COVID-19 in Samoa
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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05469-7
Abstract: Background The pandemic of COVID-19 has occurred close on the heels of a global resurgence of measles. In 2019, an unprecedented epidemic of measles affected Samoa, requiring a state of emergency to be declared. Measles… read more here.
Keywords: immune amnesia; potential impact; impact; covid ... See more keywords