Browsing by Subject "tick saliva proteins"
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(2013-02-04)When ticks feed, they inject numerous proteins into the host that modulate the host’s defense mechanism to tick feeding activity. When animals are repeatedly infested with ticks, they develop an immune response to tick ...
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The Ixodes scapularis tick is a medically important vector of five out of the 15 reportable human tick borne disease agents, making it a great concern to public health. In order to develop vaccines against tick borne disease ...
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(2019-06-13)Tick saliva proteins facilitate feeding success and transmission of tick-borne disease agents by ticks, and thus, they might serve as effective antigens for a tick vaccine. This dissertation for the first-time identifies ...