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Demographically framing trade-offs between sensitivity and specificity illuminates selection on immunity

C. Jessica E. Metcalf, Ann T. Tate, Andrea L. Graham

Nature Ecology & Evolution · 2017 · 57 citations · 28 references

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Fatal outcome of human influenza A (H5N1) is associated with high viral load and hypercytokinemia

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