Host immunity, nutrition and coinfection alter longitudinal infection patterns of schistosomes in a free ranging African buffalo population.

• Main Authors: Brianna R Beechler (Author), Anna E Jolles (Author), Sarah A Budischak (Author), Paul L A M Corstjens (Author), Vanessa O Ezenwa (Author), Mireya Smith (Author), Robert S Spaan (Author), Govert J van Dam (Author), Michelle L Steinauer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Schistosomes are trematode parasites of global importance, causing infections in millions of people, livestock, and wildlife. Most studies on schistosomiasis, involve human subjects; as such, there is a paucity of longitudinal studies investigating parasite dynamics in the absence of intervention. A...