Sentences with phrase «most endemic areas»

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Previous studies have shown that, in areas like Conde, where parasitic worms are endemic, individuals who produce the most worm - specific antibodies — in particular, an antibody called IgE, which triggers inflammation — tend to be the most resistant to worm infection.

Heartworm disease (HWD), caused by the mosquito - borne nematode Dirofilaria immitis, is endemic in most areas of the United States, including urban areas where most of the U.S. population (about 80 %) lives.

On one hand, heartworm incidence has increased in a number of states, especially those states in the most heartworm - endemic areas of the Southeast, Mid-South and Delta regions.

It just means that your immune system has been exposed (as most of us are during flu season and as most dogs are to Lyme disease in endemic areas) and is doing its» job.

Many of the most propitious areas for bioenergy development are also characterized by high - levels of biodiversity, with a large share of endemic species.