Herd Immunity to Ebolaviruses Is Not a Realistic Target for Current Vaccination Strategies

The recent West African Ebola virus pandemic, which affected >28,000 individuals increased interest in anti-Ebolavirus vaccination programs. Here, we systematically analyzed the requirements for a prophylactic vaccination program based on the basic reproductive number (R0, i.e., the number of...

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Main Authors: Stuart G. Masterson, Leslie Lobel, Miles W. Carroll, Mark N. Wass, Martin Michaelis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.01025/full