intermediate host
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intermediate
adjective
uk/ˌɪn.təˈmiː.di.ət/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈmiː.di.ət/
being between two other related things, levels, ...
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host
noun
uk/həʊst/us/hoʊst/
someone who ...
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It is possible that the firstintermediatehostis only infective during a specific season other than late summer/early autumn.
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The strength of interactions was assessed from differences in the size achieved by infective cystacanths in theintermediatehost.
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The firstintermediatehostof each of the three species was identified, but unfortunately snail densities were never monitored.
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For instance, progenesis and egg production within a secondintermediatehostmust require uptake of nutrients from this host.
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Without exception, each mollusc species serves as firstintermediatehostto at least one trematode species.
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Theintermediatehostsnail at first appeared to be confined to this single, and potentially controllable, water system.
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Therefore, the last section of the review summarises the patterns and processes occurring in larval helminth species interacting in a shared invertebrate,intermediatehost.
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Second, the free-swimming, but short-lived, cercariae emerging from the firstintermediatehostmust invade a suitable secondintermediatehost.
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The test is suitable for epidemiological studies and eradication programmes for the wholeintermediatehostrange of the parasite.
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Only experimental studies will help to understand the physiological and molecular interaction of this cestode and itsintermediatehost.
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In addition to helminth species, the site of parasitism (mainly intestinal), likelyintermediatehost(s), and geographic location were also noted.
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Cysts are generally fertile in the wildintermediatehostspecies.
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First, eggs released from adult worms in the definitive host (usually a vertebrate) hatch into larvae that must find a suitable mollusc firstintermediatehost.
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In both theintermediatehostand particularly the definitive host, there is a large degree of aggregation of parasites.
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Finally, encysted metacercariae within the secondintermediatehostmust be ingested by a suitable vertebrate definitive host for the parasite to become an egg-producing adult.
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Protective immunity may be stimulated by exposure to the parasite and may have a different significance in the definitive orintermediatehost.
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Previous studies indicate that the interaction between the tapeworm and its copepodintermediatehostis characterized by a high degree of specificity.
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Supportive evidence for an absence of immunity due to natural challenge in theintermediatehosthas been reported in a number of studies.
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Thus, understanding parasite-mediatedintermediatehostmanipulation is of great importance if we are to manage host populations and animal communities effectively.
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We focus upon the significance of changes in the force of infection and the age structure of theintermediatehostpopulation.
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