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Fluke abundance versus host age for an invasive trematode (Dicrocoelium dendriticum) of sympatric elk and beef cattle in southeastern Alberta, Canada

Epidemiological parameters such as transmission rate, rate of parasite-induced host mortality, and rate of development of host defenses can be assessed indirectly by characterizing the manner in which parasite burdens change with host age. For parasites that are host generalists, estimates of these...

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Autores principales: Beck, Melissa A., Goater, Cameron P., Colwell, Douglas D., van Paridon, Bradley J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4241527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25426422
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2014.08.003