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The role of the ratio of vector and host densities in the evolution of transmission modes in vector-borne diseases. The example of sylvatic Trypanosoma cruzi
(2012)
Pathogens may use different routes of transmission to maximize their spread among
host populations. Theoretical and empirical work conducted on directly-transmitted diseases
suggest that horizontal (i.e., through host ...
Impact of domestic animals on prevalence of vector-borne diseases in humans
(2020-06-05)
Vector-borne infectious diseases are one of the leading problems for public health worldwide, particularly in underdeveloped and developing countries. These diseases infect humans through the bite of infected vectors. The ...
Influence of vectors' risk-spreading strategies and environmental stochasticity on the epidemiology and evolution of vector-borne diseaes: the example of Chagas' disease
(Public Library of Science, 2013)
Insects are known to display strategies that spread the risk of encountering unfavorable conditions, thereby decreasing the extinction probability of genetic lineages in unpredictable environments. To what extent these ...
Graphical analysis of evolutionary trade-off in sylvatic Trypanosoma cruzi transmission modes
(Elsevier, 2014-07)
**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: The notion of evolutionary trade-off (one attribute increasing at the expense of another) is central to the evolution of traits, well-studied especially in life-history ...