VIRULENCE EVOLUTION IN EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Virulence evolution in emerging infectious diseases.
Models of virulence evolution generally consider the outcome of competition between resident and mutant parasite strains at or near endemic equilibrium. Less studied is what happens during the initial phases of invasion and adaptation. Understanding initial adaptive dynamics is particularly important in the context of emerging diseases in wildlife and humans, for which rapid and accurate interv...
متن کاملThe evolution of sex-specific virulence in infectious diseases
Fatality rates of infectious diseases are often higher in men than women. Although this difference is often attributed to a stronger immune response in women, we show that differences in the transmission routes that the sexes provide can result in evolution favouring pathogens with sex-specific virulence. Because women can transmit pathogens during pregnancy, birth or breast-feeding, pathogens ...
متن کاملEmerging Infectious Diseases
The complex interaction between a microbial pathogen and a host is the underlying basis of infectious disease. By understanding the molecular details of this interaction, we can identify virulence-associated microbial genes and hostdefense strategies and characterize the cues to which they respond and mechanisms by which they are regulated. This information will guide the design of a new genera...
متن کاملEmerging Infectious Diseases
Disease caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) ranges from self-limiting diarrhea to hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Serotype O157:H7, the most frequently implicated STEC causing hemorrhagic colitis and HUS, has been isolated from large foodborne outbreaks, as well as sporadic cases, in North America and abroad. However, 60 STEC serotypes have been impl...
متن کامل[Emerging infectious diseases].
s of the Fifth International Conference on Tularemia; Woods Hole (MA); 2006 Nov 1–4. [Abstract 210A]. 10. Seabra J, Santos MA, Pereira H, Vicente P, Vasconcelos O, Santo A, et al.Prevalence of Francisella tularensis antibodies in the population of North of Portugal. In: Abstracts of the Prevention and Control of Zoonoses; Cardiff, Wales, UK; 2002 Oct 21–23. Cardiff (Wales); Health Protectio...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Evolution
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0014-3820,1558-5646
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2005.tb01791.x