| age, season and spatio-temporal factors affecting the prevalence of echinococcus multilocularis and taenia taeniaeformis in arvicola terrestris. | taenia taeniaeformis and the related zoonotic cestode echinococcus multilocularis both infect the water vole arvicola terrestris. we investigated the effect of age, spatio-temporal and season-related factors on the prevalence of these parasites in their shared intermediate host. the absolute age of the voles was calculated based on their eye lens weights, and we included the mean day temperature and mean precipitation experienced by each individual as independent factors. | 2011 | 21247427 |