Interpreting pathogen genetic diversity during measles epidemics
C. Worby, B. Bozick, P. Gastanaduy, L. Yang, P. Rota, B. Grenfell
This study shows that population bottlenecks, not epidemic size, primarily influence measles pathogen diversity, and that intermediate vaccination levels paradoxically increase diversity despite reducing incidence.
bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology