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SUBMITTER: Medeiros MC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5094228 | biostudies-other | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Medeiros Matthew C I MC Ricklefs Robert E RE Brawn Jeffrey D JD Ruiz Marilyn O MO Goldberg Tony L TL Hamer Gabriel L GL
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20160912 5
Multiple vector-borne pathogens often circulate in the same vector and host communities, and seasonal infection dynamics influence the potential for pathogen interactions. Here, we explore the seasonal infection patterns of avian malaria (Haemosporida) parasites (Plasmodium and Haemoproteus) and West Nile virus (WNV) in birds and mosquitoes in suburban Chicago. We show that both pathogens vary seasonally in Culex mosquitoes and avian hosts, but that patterns of covariation are complex. Different ...[more]