Antigenic distance
Difference in antigenicity between influenza virus strains can be quantified using the hemagglutination
inhibition (HI) titer. HI titer tij is defined as the magnitude of the maximum dilution of anti-serum raised
against strain i that inhibits hemagglutination of strain j. It is considered that vaccination by strain i effectively
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prevents infection by strain j if