A host that sheds an abundance of parasites might seem like an obvious disease-spreading threat. But new research suggests that shedding large volumes of parasites does not dictate transmission efficiency—and "super-shedders" may not be the superspreaders of infectious disease outbreaks.
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-quality-quantity-super-shedders-superspreaders.html)