| Title |
The importance of multiparasitism: examining the consequences of co-infections for human and animal health
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13071-015-1167-9 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Elise Vaumourin, Gwenaël Vourc’h, Patrick Gasqui, Muriel Vayssier-Taussat |
| Abstract |
Most parasites co-occur with other parasites, although the importance of such multiparasitism has only recently been recognised. Co-infections may result when hosts are independently infected by different parasites at the same time or when interactions among parasite species facilitate co-occurrence. Such interactions can have important repercussions on human or animal health because they can alter host susceptibility, infection duration, transmission risks, and clinical symptoms. These interactions may be synergistic or antagonistic and thus produce diverse effects in infected humans and animals. Interactions among parasites strongly influence parasite dynamics and therefore play a major role in structuring parasite populations (both within and among hosts) as well as host populations. However, several methodological challenges remain when it comes to detecting parasite interactions. The goal of this review is to summarise current knowledge on the causes and consequences of multiparasitism and to discuss the different methods and tools that researchers have developed to study the factors that lead to multiparasitism. It also identifies new research directions to pursue. |
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| United States | 3 | 17% |
| Norway | 1 | 6% |
| Argentina | 1 | 6% |
| Spain | 1 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 6 | 33% |
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| Members of the public | 9 | 50% |
| Scientists | 5 | 28% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 22% |
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| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 293 | 98% |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 57 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 43 | 14% |
| Researcher | 33 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 32 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 19 | 6% |
| Other | 51 | 17% |
| Unknown | 63 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 89 | 30% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 28 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 20 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 18 | 6% |
| Environmental Science | 16 | 5% |
| Other | 48 | 16% |
| Unknown | 79 | 27% |
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