Variation in host susceptibility and infectiousness generated by co-infection: The myxoma - Trichostrongylus retortaeformis case in wild rabbits

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 4, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 831-840

  Cattadori, Isabella M ^a,b   Albert, Réka ^b   Boag, Brian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Birch Brae   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age intensity relationship; Myxoma poxvirus; Nematode and virus nematode co infection; Trichostrongylus retortaeformis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HELPER CELL; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION; MYXOMA; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYXOMA VIRUS; POXVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RABBITS; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; POXVIRIDAE; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS RETORTAEFORMIS;

EID: 34948825855     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2007.1075     Document Type: Article

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