Table 1 Sex differences in the prevalence and/or intensity of selected helminth infections in respective hosts.
From: Sex—the most underappreciated variable in research: insights from helminth-infected hosts
Nematodes | Cestodes | Trematodes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trichuris spp. | M > F Alces alces [11] | Moniezia expansa | M > F Capra hircus [139] | Schistosoma spp. | M > F Homo sapiens [140] M < F Mus musculus [86] |
Dictyocaulus spp. | M > F Alces alces [11] | Moniezia benedeni | M > F Alces alces [141] | Fasciola hepatica | M > F Cervus elaphus [142] |
Varestrongylus spp. | M > F Alces alces[11] | Taenia saginata | ND; M > F | Dicrocoelium dendriticum | M < F Bos taurus [145] |
Haemonchus contortus | M > F Ovis aries [77] | Taenia ovis | ND Ovis aries [146] | Paramphistomum spp. | ND Bos taurus [147] |
Trichinella spiralis | M > F Mus musculus [80] | Taenia solium | M < F | ||
Strongyloides spp. | M > F Rattus norvegicus [149] | Taenia crassiceps | M < F Mus musculus [81] | ||
Necator spp. | M > F Homo sapiens [150] | Echinococcus spp. | M < F Mus musculus [151] | ||
Ascaris spp. | M > F Homo sapiens [150] | Hymenolepis nana | M > F | ||
Toxocara spp. | NDCanis lupus familiaris, Canis lupus, Vulpes [154] | ||||
Ancylostoma spp. Litomosoides sigmodontis | ND Canis lupus familiaris [43] M < F Mus musculus [155] | ||||