The population dynamics and epidemiology of intestinal nematode infections
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The paper reviews recent studies on the population biology, transmission dynamics and epidemiology of intestinal nematode infections. Particular attention is given to patterns of change in average intensity of infection with age, the possible role of acquired immunity assessed via reinfection studies after chemotherapy, evidence of predisposition to heavy (or light) infection by single and multiple species of parasites and control by mass, selective and targetted chemotherapy.
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The occurrence of such a predisposition was later confirmed to be a stable feature when analyzing infection levels before and after treatment with parasiticides.
“The occurrence of such a predisposition was later confirmed to be a stable feature when analyzing infection levels before and after treatment with parasiticides [90].”
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- Authors
- Anderson, R. M.
- Affiliations
- University of London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Anderson, Roy M.
- ORCID
- Anderson, Roy M.
- Venue
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1986-01
- Volume
- 80
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 686-696
- ISSN
- 0035-9203 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2159076525
- Cited by
- 142
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 3.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Rockefeller Foundation
- Wellcome Trust
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Parasites and Host Interactions
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Keywords
- intestinal nematodes, population dynamics, transmission dynamics, epidemiology, infection intensity, age-related infection intensity, adaptive immunity, mass chemotherapy, targeted chemotherapy, anthelmintic control
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Antinematodal Agents, Child, Child, Preschool, Humans, India, Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic, Middle Aged, Nematode Infections
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