"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Immunity, Herd" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Immunity, Herd" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Immunity, Herd" by people in Profiles.
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Determining Herd Immunity Thresholds for Hepatitis A Virus Transmission to Inform Vaccination Strategies Among People Who Inject Drugs in 16 US States. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Apr 10; 78(4):976-982.
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Achieving herd immunity in South America. Glob Health Res Policy. 2023 02 01; 8(1):2.
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Audio Interview: Studying Long Covid. N Engl J Med. 2022 02 03; 386(5):e20.
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Audio Interview: How Much Protection Does Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection Provide? N Engl J Med. 2021 Dec 16; 385(25):e100.
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Audio Interview: Do We Have the Tools to End the Covid-19 Pandemic? N Engl J Med. 2021 11 04; 385(19):e78.
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The devil in the details: Herd immunity and pandemic response. Cell Host Microbe. 2021 07 14; 29(7):1048-1051.
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SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in a synagogue community: longevity and strength of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG responses. Epidemiol Infect. 2021 06 24; 149:e153.
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Modeling the impact of racial and ethnic disparities on COVID-19 epidemic dynamics. Elife. 2021 05 18; 10.
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Economic Evaluation of Vaccines: Belgian Reflections on the Need for a Broader Perspective. Value Health. 2021 01; 24(1):105-111.
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What Is Herd Immunity? JAMA. 2020 11 24; 324(20):2113.