Oral Vaccination With a Formulation Combining Rhipicephalus microplus Subolesin With Heat Inactivated Mycobacterium bovis Reduces Tick Infestations in Cattle

Oral Vaccination With a Formulation Combining Rhipicephalus microplus Subolesin With Heat Inactivated Mycobacterium bovis Reduces Tick Infestations in Cattle

Vaccines are an environmentally friendly alternative to acaracides for the control of tick infestations, to reduce the risk for tick-borne diseases affecting human and animal health worldwide, and to improve animal welfare and production. Subolesin (SUB, also known as 4D8) is the functional homolog...

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Main Authors: Marinela Contreras, Paul D. Kasaija, Octavio Merino, Ned I. de la Cruz-Hernandez, Christian Gortazar, José de la Fuente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
subolesin
cattle tick
vaccine
oral vaccination
Rhipicephalus microplus
heat inactivated Mycobacterium bovis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00045/full

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