Title |
Tick capillary feeding for the study of proteins involved in tick-pathogen interactions as potential antigens for the control of tick infestation and pathogen infection
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Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, January 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-7-42 |
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Authors |
Sandra Antunes, Octavio Merino, Juan Mosqueda, Juan A Moreno-Cid, Lesley Bell-Sakyi, Rennos Fragkoudis, Sabine Weisheit, José M Pérez de la Lastra, Pilar Alberdi, Ana Domingos, José de la Fuente |
Abstract |
Ticks represent a significant health risk to animals and humans due to the variety of pathogens they can transmit during feeding. The traditional use of chemicals to control ticks has serious drawbacks, including the selection of acaricide-resistant ticks and environmental contamination with chemical residues. Vaccination with the tick midgut antigen BM86 was shown to be a good alternative for cattle tick control. However, results vary considerably between tick species and geographic location. Therefore, new antigens are required for the development of vaccines controlling both tick infestations and pathogen infection/transmission. Tick proteins involved in tick-pathogen interactions may provide good candidate protective antigens for these vaccines, but appropriate screening procedures are needed to select the best candidates. |
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Student > Bachelor | 7 | 8% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 4% |
Other | 5 | 6% |
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