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Host heterogeneity dominates West Nile virus transmission

23 May 2006

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Heterogeneity in host populations and communities can have large effects on the transmission and control of a pathogen. In extreme cases, a few individuals give rise to the majority of secondary infections, which have been termed super spreading events. Here, we show that transmission of West Nile virus (WNV) is dominated by extreme heterogeneity in the host community, resulting in highly inflated reproductive...

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PMID: 16928635
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3575

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