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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Published in:	International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Main Authors:	Melissa A. Beck, Cameron P. Goater, Douglas D. Colwell, Bradley J. van Paridon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2014-12-01
Subjects:	Introduced parasite Liver fluke Age-dependent immunity Sympatric hosts
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224414000261