An intermediate host in which no development of the parasite occurs, although its presence may be required as an essential link in the completion of the parasite's life cycle; e.g., the successive fish host's that carry the plerocercoid of Diphyllobothrium latum, the broad fish tapeworm, to larger food fish eventually eaten by man or other final ho...
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a potential or substitute intermediate host that serves until the appropriate definitive host is reached, and in which no development of the parasite occurs; it may or may not be necessary for the completion of the parasite's life cycle.
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Host in which a parasite survives without undergoing further development; also known as a transport host.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. an intermediate host in which no development of the parasite occurs, although its presence may be required as an essential link in the completion of the parasite's life cycle; the successive fish hosts that carry the plerocercoid of Diphyllobothrium latum, the broad fish tapeworm, to larger food fish eventually eaten by h...
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An "optional" host in a parasite's life cycle in which juvenile stages may persist but do not develop.
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A host in which the parasite does not undergo any development. For example, dogs and pigs may carry hookworm eggs from one place to another, but the eggs do not hatch or pass through any development in these animals.
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