Abstract
The results are presented of an experimental investigation of the relationship between faecal egg counts and worm burden in outbred MF1 mice infected with Heligmosomoides polygyrus (Nematoda). The sex-ratio of the adult parasites was found to be significantly female biased, but independent of parasite burden. Evidence was also found to suggest a significant association between parasite density and mating success. The linear logarithmic relationship (gradient of approximately 2) between the variance and mean of repeated egg counts from individual mice could not be disrupted by controlled experimental conditions, and is therefore concluded to be an inherent feature of the biology of helminth-host interactions. A significant positive association was detected between host faecal output and parasite fecundity; further investigation of the cause of this association is now required. Average faecal production was found to be inversely related to worm burden. In combination, the above two factors account partly, but not completely, for the observed density dependence in the absolute rate of parasite egg production. Two epidemiological consequences of the relationship between faecal production and parasite fecundity are discussed. First,...Continue Reading
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