"Immunity, Herd" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The non-susceptibility to infection of a large group of individuals in a population. A variety of factors can be responsible for herd immunity and this gives rise to the different definitions used in the literature. Most commonly, herd immunity refers to the case when, if most of the population is immune, infection of a single individual will not cause an epidemic. Also, in such immunized populations, susceptible individuals are not likely to become infected. Herd immunity can also refer to the case when unprotected individuals fail to contract a disease because the infecting organism has been banished from the population.
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D032521
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G12.450.400
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2018 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| 2021 | 9 | 31 | 40 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Immunity, Herd" by people in Profiles.
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Serological investigation of asymptomatic cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection reveals weak and declining antibody responses. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2021 Dec; 10(1):905-912.
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COVID-19 and immunity: quo vadis? Int Immunol. 2021 09 25; 33(10):507-513.
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We are here…so where's the vaccine? Achieving 'herd immunity' in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. J Public Health (Oxf). 2021 09 22; 43(3):e533-e534.
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A data driven agent-based model that recommends non-pharmaceutical interventions to suppress Coronavirus disease 2019 resurgence in megacities. J R Soc Interface. 2021 08; 18(181):20210112.
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Modelling COVID-19 dynamics and potential for herd immunity by vaccination in Austria, Luxembourg and Sweden. J Theor Biol. 2021 12 07; 530:110874.
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Vaccination versus infection with SARS-CoV-2: Establishment of a high avidity IgG response versus incomplete avidity maturation. J Med Virol. 2021 Dec; 93(12):6765-6777.
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SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Structure of the Russian Population during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Viruses. 2021 08 19; 13(8).
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Herd immunity: challenges and the way forward in Korea. Epidemiol Health. 2021; 43:e2021054.
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CMAJ. 2021 08 16; 193(32):E1279-E1280.
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A Long Way to the Recovery: COVID-19 Will Not Disappear. J Korean Med Sci. 2021 08 16; 36(32):e231.