Genetic differences in host infectivity affect disease spread and survival in epidemics
Osvaldo Anacleto, Santiago Cabaleiro, Beatriz Villanueva, María Saura, Ross D. Houston, John Arthur Woolliams, Andrea Beate Doeschl-Wilson
The paper demonstrates genetic variation in host infectivity, resistance, and tolerance in fish using an infection model and statistical methods, showing how these traits influence epidemic survival.
Scientific Reports · Mar 20, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics