Cross-immunity and age patterns of influenza A(H5N1) infection

The age distribution of influenza A(H5N1) cases reported during 2006-2013 varied substantially between countries. As well as underlying demographic profiles, it is possible that cross-immunity contributed to the age distribution of reported cases: seasonal influenza A(H1N1) and avian influenza A(H5N1) share the same neuraminidase subtype, N1. Using a mechanistic model, we measured the extent to which population age distribution and heterosubtypic cross-immunity could explain the observed age patterns in Cambodia, China, Egypt, Indonesia and Vietnam. Our results support experimental evidence that prior infection with H1N1 confers partial cross-immunity to H5N1, and suggest that more than 50% of spillover events did not lead to reported cases of infection as a result. We also identified age groups that have additional risk factors for influenza A(H5N1) not captured by demography or infection history..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:143

Enthalten in:

Epidemiology and infection - 143(2015), 6, Seite 1119

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kucharski, A J [VerfasserIn]
Edmunds, W J [Sonstige Person]

Links:

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BKL:

44.11

Themen:

Avian flu
Cross Reactions - immunology
Emerging infections
Epidemiology
Influenza, Human - epidemiology
Influenza, Human - immunology
Influenza, Human - virology
Influenza A
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - immunology
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype - immunology
Mathematical modelling

RVK:

RVK Klassifikation

doi:

10.1017/S0950268814001976

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1963784200