| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - In patients, however, factors other than parasite dose may be important in promoting pathology, such as the genetic background of the patient, the influence of the vector, the site of infection, the microflora in the skin, and/or the species/strain of the parasite, any of which may contribute to a much more pronounced early immune response after a natural infection [32], [53]???[55].
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