Concept information
Preferred term
herd immunity
Definition(s)
- Herd immunity describes a state in which an infectious disease transmissible through human contact is unlikely to spread because a large proportion of the population is immune to the disease. This immunity can be conferred through natural immunity, previous exposure to the disease, or vaccination. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Herd Immunity]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-DHVKLLR6-T
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