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Vector host-feeding preferences drive transmission of multi-host pathogens: West Nile virus as a model system
17 Aug 2011
Abstract excerpt
Seasonal epizootics of vector-borne pathogens infecting multiple species are ecologically complex and difficult to forecast. Pathogen transmission potential within the host community is determined by the relative abilities of host species to maintain and transmit the pathogen and by ecological factors influencing contact rates between hosts and vectors. Increasing evidence of strong feeding preferences by a...
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