The quest for a universal vaccine against ticks: Cross-immunity insights

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 158-165

  Parizi, Luís F ^a   Githaka, Naftaly W ^b   Logullo, Carlos ^c   Konnai, Satoru ^b   Masuda, Aoi ^a   Ohashi, Kazuhiko ^b   da Silva Vaz Jr , Itabajara ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bm86; Cross immunity; Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus; Tick; Universal vaccine

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; PEPTIDE VACCINE; RECOMBINANT BA86 VACCINE; RECOMBINANT BM86 VACCINE; RECOMBINANT BM95 VACCINE; RECOMBINANT CALRETICULIN; RECOMBINANT GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN 64TRP; RECOMBINANT SUBOLESIN; RECOMBINANT SUBOLESIN MSP1A VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNIVERSAL TICK VACCINE; VACCINE;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; CROSS PROTECTION; CROSS REACTION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; IMMUNOGENICITY; INFECTION CONTROL; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACOGENETICS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RHIPICEPHALUS (BOOPHILUS) MICROPLUS; RNA INTERFERENCE; TICK INFESTATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RHIPICEPHALUS; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS; VACCINES;

ANIMALIA; BOOPHILUS; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS;

EID: 84868677248     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.05.023     Document Type: Review

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