Virulence evolution in response to vaccination: the case of malaria.
One theory of why some pathogens are virulent (i.e., they damage their host) is that they need to extract resources from their host in order to compete for transmission to new hosts, and this resource extraction can damage the host. Here we describe our studies in malaria that test and support this...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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