The effect of testosterone suppression on health and parasite burden in male eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus)
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DOI: 10.1071/am21017
Abstract: Testosterone has a dualistic effect in males by promoting sexual ornamentation at the cost of immune defence. This trade-off has been demonstrated in several taxa, such that males often host a greater parasite burden compared… read more here.
Keywords: parasite burden; testosterone suppression; burden; effect ... See more keywords
A reconstruction of parasite burden reveals one century of climate-associated parasite decline
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2211903120
Abstract: Significance Parasites are influential in ecosystems, both for better (e.g., facilitating energy flow through food webs) and for worse (e.g., compromising the conservation status of host species). Unfortunately, there are few data to indicate how… read more here.
Keywords: decline; reconstruction parasite; century; climate ... See more keywords
How Individual Variation in Host Tolerance Affects Competence to Transmit Parasites
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DOI: 10.1086/701169
Abstract: Tolerance, or the maintenance of host health or fitness at a given parasite burden, has often been studied in evolutionary and medical contexts, particularly with respect to effects on the evolution of parasite virulence and… read more here.
Keywords: competence; individual variation; tolerance; parasite burden ... See more keywords
Infection burdens and virulence under heat stress: ecological and evolutionary considerations
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DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0018
Abstract: As a result of global change, hosts and parasites (including pathogens) are experiencing shifts in their thermal environment. Despite the importance of heat stress tolerance for host population persistence, infection by parasites can impair a… read more here.
Keywords: heat stress; parasite burden; infection; host parasite ... See more keywords
Leishmania infantum xenodiagnosis from vertically infected dogs reveals significant skin tropism
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009366
Abstract: Background Dogs are the primary reservoir for human visceral leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum. Phlebotomine sand flies maintain zoonotic transmission of parasites between dogs and humans. A subset of dogs is infected transplacentally during gestation,… read more here.
Keywords: sand; parasite burden; transmission; infected dogs ... See more keywords
Eurytrema coelomaticum infection: correlation between parasite burden and impairment of pancreatic exocrine enzyme secretion
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DOI: 10.1590/0103-8478cr20210041
Abstract: ABSTRACT: Eurytrema coelomaticum is a trematode reported in the pancreatic ducts of ruminants. It is conjectured that may cause disorders in the pancreas, as well as digestive and metabolic processes dependent on them. This study,… read more here.
Keywords: burden; eurytrema coelomaticum; parasite burden; pancreatic exocrine ... See more keywords
Modulation of Allergic Reactivity in Humans Is Dependent on Schistosoma mansoni Parasite Burden, Low Levels of IL-33 or TNF-α and High Levels of IL-10 in Serum
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DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.03158
Abstract: Helminth infections and allergies are characterized by a predominant type-2 immune response. In schistosomiasis, the Th-2 response is usually accompanied by induction of immunoregulatory mechanisms that contribute to worm survival and less severe schistosomiasis. Although… read more here.
Keywords: mansoni; response; parasite burden; allergic reactivity ... See more keywords
Ovine gastrointestinal parasite burden and the impact of strategic anthelmintic treatment in community-based breeding sites in Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1094672
Abstract: Introduction In Ethiopia, small ruminants contribute significantly to livelihoods and food security but productivity is low with high disease burden and essential endoparasite control not widely practiced. The current study assessed worm burden and its… read more here.
Keywords: parasite burden; gastrointestinal parasite; community; ovine gastrointestinal ... See more keywords
Tropical plant supplementation effects on the performance and parasite burden of goats
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DOI: 10.5713/ajas.17.0321
Abstract: Objective Examine the effects of supplementing bahiagrass hay (BG) with potentially anthelmintic quantities of hays of perennial peanut (PEA) or sericea lespedeza (LES) or seeds of velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens L.; MUC) or papaya (PAP)… read more here.
Keywords: supplementation; parasite burden; performance parasite; performance ... See more keywords