10.18710/RIHOIEHelland-Riise, Siri HeleneSiri HeleneHelland-Riise0000-0001-5765-2809Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)Replication Data for: Regional distribution of a brain-encysting parasite provides insights on parasite-induced host behavioral manipulationDataverseNO2019Medicine, Health and Life SciencesParasiteMetacercariaeExperimental infectionHelland-Riise, Siri HeleneSiri HeleneHelland-RiiseNorwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)2019-10-232021-07-07Experimental data10.1645/19-86413738010697912263155373386722339text/plaintext/plaintext/plaintext/plaintext/plaintext/plaintext/plaintext/tab-separated-values1.1CC0 1.0Data for the article Regional distribution of a brain-encysting parasite provides insights on parasite-induced host behavioral manipulation. In this study, we designed a novel protocol to achieve controlled infection intensities (total number of metacercariae) in the laboratory comparable to those seen in nature and quantified brain-region specific parasite abundance.