Imperfect Vaccination Can Enhance the Transmission of Highly Virulent Pathogens

Andrew F. Read; Susan J. Baigent; Claire Powers; Lydia B. Kgosana; Luke Blackwell; Lorraine P. Smith; David A. Kennedy; Stephen W. Walkden-Brown; Venugopal K. Nair

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002198

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Imperfect Vaccination Can Enhance the Transmission of Highly Virulent Pathogens

Andrew F. Read ,

* E-mail: a.read@psu.edu

Affiliations Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Departments of Biology and Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Susan J. Baigent,

Affiliation Avian Oncogenic Virus Group, The Pirbright Institute, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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Claire Powers,

Affiliation Avian Oncogenic Virus Group, The Pirbright Institute, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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Lydia B. Kgosana,

Affiliation Avian Oncogenic Virus Group, The Pirbright Institute, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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Luke Blackwell,

Affiliation Avian Oncogenic Virus Group, The Pirbright Institute, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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Lorraine P. Smith,

Affiliation Avian Oncogenic Virus Group, The Pirbright Institute, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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David A. Kennedy,

Affiliations Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Departments of Biology and Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Stephen W. Walkden-Brown,

Affiliation School of Environmental and Rural Science, The University of New England, Armidale, Australia
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Venugopal K. Nair

Affiliation Avian Oncogenic Virus Group, The Pirbright Institute, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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Imperfect Vaccination Can Enhance the Transmission of Highly Virulent Pathogens

Andrew F. Read,
Susan J. Baigent,
Claire Powers,
Lydia B. Kgosana,
Luke Blackwell,
Lorraine P. Smith,
David A. Kennedy,
Stephen W. Walkden-Brown,
Venugopal K. Nair

Published: July 27, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002198

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