duration of immunity

collocation in English

meaningsofdurationandimmunity

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duration
noun[U]
uk
/dʒʊəˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/duːˈreɪ.ʃən/
the length of time that ...
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immunity
noun[U]
uk
/ɪˈmjuː.nə.ti/us
/ɪˈmjuː.nə.t̬i/
a situation in which you are protected against disease or from ...
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(Definition ofdurationandimmunityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The degree anddurationofimmunityvary with the individual.
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Durationofimmunityis (a) 1 month, (b) 5 months, (c) 100 months respectively, for both serotypes.
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However,durationofimmunityalso depends on the rate of decline of serum antibody concentration.
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The meandurationofimmunityis (a) 0 months, (b) 1 month, (c) 5 months respectively, for both serotypes.
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Thedurationofimmunityand the effect of cattle breed was examined with herds of cattle representing eight breeds.
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As the ability to produce antibodies develops with age, subsequentdurationofimmunityincreases.
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We have specifically addressed the question of howdurationofimmunityagainst carriage affects the potential for vaccination to induce replacement of the vaccine serotype by the non-vaccine serotype.
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Knowledge of the effects of vaccination and thedurationofimmunityfollowing the use of different vaccination schedules is inadequate.
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The degree anddurationofimmunityvary with the individual.
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Reinfection is possible because of the shortdurationofimmunity.
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One study has shown the vaccine to have adurationofimmunityof at least four years.
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Assessments ofdurationofimmunityare complicated in an environment where natural disease is still common, which typically leads to an overestimation of effectiveness.
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Studies have shown adurationofimmunityof this vaccine to be at least three years.
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