Apes, lice and prehistory

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Although most epidemic human infectious diseases are caused by recently introduced pathogens, cospeciation of parasite and host is commonplace for endemic infections. Occasional host infidelity, however, provides the endemic parasite with an opportunity to surviv...

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Main Author: Weiss Robin A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:Journal of Biology
Online Access:http://jbiol.com/content/8/2/20