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Research from Oklahoma State University in vaccines provides new insights
August 13th, 2008
"Ticks are ectoparasites of wild and domestic animals and humans that most notably impact global health by transmitting disease-causing pathogens. While information on the molecular interactions between ticks and pathogens that facilitate pathogen infection, development and transmission is limited, a comprehensive understanding of the tick-pathogen interface would be fundamental toward development of new and novel measures for control of both tick infestations and tick-borne pathogens," researchers in the United States report. "Recently, vaccine studies using key tick antigens and characterization of tick gene function by RNA interference (RNAi) have provided new...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-08-13)
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