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An antivector vaccine protects against a lethal vector-borne pathogen.

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Vaccines that target blood-feeding disease vectors, such as mosquitoes and ticks, have the potential to protect against the many diseases caused by vector-borne pathogens. We tested the ability of an anti-tick vaccine derived from a tick cement protein (64TRP) of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus to protect mice against tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) transmitted by infected Ixodes ricinus ticks. The vaccine has a "dual action" in immunized animals: when infested with ticks, the inflammatory ...

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10.1371/journal.ppat.0020027

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University of Oxford
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APVT-51–004702
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Public Library of Science
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2
Issue:
4
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e27
Publication date:
2006-04-01
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1553-7374
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1553-7366
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English
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404195
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2013-11-16

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