Show threadSamuel AlizonDec 20, 2023

I agree with all the discussion and think this misunderstanding about evolution to #avirulence comes from a confusion between #virulence (an evolutionary concept involving host fitness), #lethality (related to the host), #mortality (measured at the population level), and #pathogenicity (at the cellular level).

We tried to clarify this with @mtsofonea in our review on the evolution of #SarsCoV2 virulence.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jeb.13896

@david_crispin @memerman @gpollara @foaylward @b_longdon

Trends in ParasitologyNov 10, 2022
Our 2022 December issue https://bit.ly/2N9R8Es reviews ecoevolutionary consequences of #antimalarials in #mosquitoes, #apicomplexan mitochondrial respiratory chain, #trypanosomatid mitoribosomal biogenesis, omics discovery of #fasciolosis vaccine, #schistosome purinergic halo, parasite #avirulence factors, & more! Cover article on #diverse #leadership in STEMM. TrendsTalks on key conferences #ICOPA2022, #HydraHelminths, #TTP10, & #CJM4. Parasite of the Month on #Dicrocoelium #dendriticum.