The evolution of covert, silent infection as a parasite strategy

Many parasites and pathogens cause silent/covert infections in addition to the more obvious infectious disease-causing pathology. Here, we consider how assumptions concerning superinfection, protection and seasonal host birth and transmission rates affect the evolution of such covert infections as a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Biological sciences, 2009-06, Vol.276 (1665), p.2217-2226
Hauptverfasser:	Sorrell, Ian, White, Andrew, Pedersen, Amy B., Hails, Rosemary S., Boots, Mike
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biological Evolution Birth rates Covert Disease Disease transmission Evolution Host-Parasite Interactions Infections Latent Models, Biological Parasite hosts Parasites Parasites - physiology Population Dynamics Seasons Superinfection Tuberculosis Vertical disease transmission Vertical Transmission
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