A mathematical model of the population dynamics of Heterakis gallinarum in turkeys (Meleagridis gallopavo)
2004
Chalvet-Monfray, Karine | Sabatier, P. | Chauve, Claude | Zenner, Lionel | Institut francilien recherche, innovation et société (IFRIS) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)-OST-Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée (UPEM)-Ministère de l'Education nationale, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (M.E.N.E.S.R.)-ESIEE Paris-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) | Protozaires entéricoles des volailles ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Lyon (ENVL)
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Afficher plus [+] Moins [-]anglais. Heterakis gallinarum is a relatively nonpathogenic organism, but it is important as the transport host for the pathogenic protozoan Histomonas meleagridis. A mathematical model was developed to describe the population dynamics of Heterakis gallinarum in a turkey flock to study its kinetics in a number of hosts. The model includes quantitative (parasite burden) and qualitative (number of hosts without mature parasite) descriptions of these dynamics. To understand the role of Heterakis as a transport host, the various elements that delay the beginning of development of the parasite population (e.g., necessary delay of larval stage, the probability of having a male and female in the same host) were taken into account. From published data, the negative binomial distribution parameter k = 0.24, which described the aggregated distribution of the Heterakis among the hosts, was calculated. The sensibility study showed that when the k parameter decreased (i.e., when the population was more aggregated), infestation increased quantitatively (mean parasite burden increased) but not qualitatively (the number of host without mature parasite increased). The model demonstrated that the population dynamics of Heterakis takes time; for instance, with an aggregated population of Heterakis at d 90, the host is mainly free of adult parasite. These results may be used in the future to test the role of Heterakis in the spread of Histomonas.
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