Table 7 Comparison of models describing the per host net egg output

Baseline

Negative binomial

1

-

-

-

-

24679.09

2

1 vs. 2

50.87

1

<0.0001

24630.21

3^†

2 vs. 3

8.35

1

0.0039

24623.86

4

3 vs. 4

0.02

1

0.89

24625.84

Zero-inflated negative binomial

1I

-

-

-

-

23990.51

2I

1 vs. 2

26.89

1

<0.0001

23965.62

3I

2 vs. 3

0.41

1

0.52

23967.20

4I^†

3 vs. 4

6.04

1

0.014

23963.17

2 vs. 4

6.45

2

0.049

1^st re-infection

Negative binomial

1

-

-

-

-

14404.20

2

1 vs. 2

44.42

1

<0.0001

14361.78

3

2 vs. 3

4.06

1

0.044

14359.72

4^†

3 vs. 4

4.50

1

0.025

14356.72

Zero-inflated negative binomial

1I

-

-

-

-

14043.52

2I^†

1 vs. 2

24.52

1

<0.0001

14020.97

3I

2 vs. 3

0.25

1

0.62

14022.73

4I

3 vs. 4

0.68

1

0.41

14024.04

2^nd re-infection

Negative binomial

1

-

-

-

-

11050.10

2

1 vs. 2

24.11

1

<0.0001

11027.99

3^†

2 vs. 3

5.93

1

0.015

11024.06

4

3 vs. 4

1.72

1

0.19

11024.33

Zero-inflated negative binomial

1I

-

-

-

-

10715.26

2I^†

1 vs. 2

7.24

1

0.0071

10710.02

3I

2 vs. 3

0.22

1

0.65

10711.81

4I

3 vs. 4

0.56

1

0.46

10713.26