Simulation of control strategies for the cattle tick Boophilus microplus employing vaccination with a recombinant Bm86 antigen preparation

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 131-160

  Labarta, V ^a   Rodriguez M ^a   Penichet, M ^a   Lleonart, R ^a   Luaces, L Lorenzo ^a   De La Fuente, J ^a  

^a CENTER FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Boophilus microplus; Control methods Arthropoda; Modelling; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT VACCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFESTATION; INSECT CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; REVACCINATION; TICK; VACCINATION;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; BOS TAURUS; INSECTA;

EID: 0342502243     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(95)00855-1     Document Type: Article

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