New approaches toward anti-Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus tick vaccine Novas estratégias para o desenvolvimento de uma vacina contra o carrapato Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus

The tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (formerly Boophilus microplus) is the major ectoparasite affecting livestock in America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Conventional tick control is based on the use of acaricides but immunization of bovines with tick gut proteins induces only a partial prote...

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Main Authors: Luís Fernando Parizi, Paula Cristiane Pohl, Aoi Masuda, Itabajara da Silva Vaz Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2009-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612009000100001