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SUMMARY:Worms and Germs - helminths as vectors of pathogens. - Sarah Perki
 ns\, University of Cardiff
DTSTART:20100603T153000Z
DTEND:20100603T163000Z
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CONTACT:Olivier Restif
DESCRIPTION:Bacterial pathogens are ubiquitous in the soil – concurrentl
 y so are free-living helminths. As such\, I ask ‘are bacterial pathogens
  associated with helminths and could they vector bacterial pathogens?’ U
 sing model systems I show how bacteria associated with helminths are confe
 rred survival advantages and that ingestion of ‘infected’ helminths ca
 n cause systemic bacterial infection in vertebrates. A preliminary field s
 urvey finds several bacterial pathogens within parasitic helminths of live
 stock. In conclusion helminths could offer a novel route of pathogen trans
 mission\, posing a livestock and human health risk.
LOCATION:MR14\,  Centre for Mathematical Sciences\, Wilberforce Road\, Cam
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