Age Structure Eliminates the Impact of Coinfection on Epidemic Dynamics in a Freshwater Zooplankton System
AbstractParasites often coinfect host populations and, by interacting within hosts, might change the trajectory of multiparasite epidemics. However, host-parasite interactions often change with host age, raising the possibility that within-host interactions between parasites might also change, influencing the spread of disease. We measured how heterospecific parasites interacted within zooplankton hosts and how host age changed these interactions. We then parameterized an epidemiological model to explore how age effects altered the impact of coinfection on epidemic dynamics. In our model, we found that in populations where epidemiologically relevant parameters did not change with age, the presence of a second parasite altered epidemic dynamics. In contrast, when parameters varied with host age (based on our empirical measures), there was no longer a difference in epidemic dynamics between singly infected and coinfected populations, indicating that variable age structure within a population eliminates the impact of coinfection on epidemic dynamics. Moreover, infection prevalence of both parasites was lower in populations where epidemiologically relevant parameters changed with age. Given that host population age structure changes over time and space, these results indicate that age effects are important for understanding epidemiological processes in coinfected systems and that studies focused on a single age group could yield inaccurate insights.
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2023 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:202 |
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The American naturalist - 202(2023), 6 vom: 14. Dez., Seite 785-799 |
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Englisch |
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Clay, Patrick A [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 04.12.2023 Date Revised 15.12.2023 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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