Empirical immunology meets evolutionary ecology: the virulence of co-infection

  • Allen, Judi (Principal Investigator)

Project Details

Key findings

We discovered that simple immunological measures can be powerful predictors of how well hosts manage co-infection. We also revealed that alterations in the virulence of malaria may be due to changes in the amount of collateral damage done by the immune system rather than changes in parasite density. These findings clarify how the virulence of co-infection depends upon the immune system.
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date1/01/0531/12/07

Funding

  • BBSRC: £313,872.00

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