Authors: Medley G Anderson RM
Publish Date: 1985/01/01
Volume: 79, Issue: 4, Pages: 532-534
Abstract
An analysis is presented of autopsy data collected by Cheever in 1968 on the association between Schistosoma mansoni worm burdens and faecal egg counts Significant negative relationships are found between the number of eggs/worm pair/g faeces and both the number of worm pairs and the total number of worms A general nonlinear statistical routine is shown to be the most practical method of fitting nonlinear models to the observed densitydependent fecundity relationship The conceptual and practical implications of densitydependence are discussed in the context of epidemiological field studies and chemotherapy programmes
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