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The Influence of Immunity Loss on Persistence and Recurrence of Endemic Infections

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Conditions for persistence of endemic infections with immunity loss are derived and shown to agree with conditions for recurrence recently established by Chaffee and Kuske (Bull. Math. Biol. 73(11):2552–2574, 2011).

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Nåsell, I. The Influence of Immunity Loss on Persistence and Recurrence of Endemic Infections. Bull Math Biol 75, 2079–2092 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11538-013-9882-x

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