Vaccination with recombinant paramyosin against the bovine lungworm Dictyocaulus viviparus considerably reduces worm burden and larvae shedding

Vaccination with recombinant paramyosin against the bovine lungworm Dictyocaulus viviparus considerably reduces worm burden and larvae shedding

Abstract Background The lungworm Dictyocaulus viviparus, causing parasitic bronchitis in cattle, induces a temporary protective immunity that prevents clinical disease. A radiation-attenuated larvae based vaccine is commercially available in a few European countries, but has the disadvantages of a l...

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Main Authors: Christina Strube, Claas Haake, Heinz Sager, Sandra Schorderet Weber, Ronald Kaminsky, Sandra Buschbaum, Deborah Joekel, Sabine Schicht, Elisabeth Kremmer, Julia Korrell, Thomas Schnieder, Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Dictyocaulus viviparus
Bovine lungworm
Parasitic bronchitis
Recombinant vaccine
Vaccination
Immunization
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0733-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0733-5

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