Ticks, Ixodes scapularis, Feed Repeatedly on White-Footed Mice despite Strong Inflammatory Response: An Expanding Paradigm for Understanding Tick–Host Interactions

Ticks, Ixodes scapularis, Feed Repeatedly on White-Footed Mice despite Strong Inflammatory Response: An Expanding Paradigm for Understanding Tick–Host Interactions

Ticks transmit infectious agents including bacteria, viruses and protozoa. However, their transmission may be compromised by host resistance to repeated tick feeding. Increasing host resistance to repeated tick bites is well known in laboratory animals, including intense inflammation at the bite sit...

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Main Authors: Jennifer M. Anderson, Ian N. Moore, Bianca M. Nagata, José M. C. Ribeiro, Jesus G. Valenzuela, Daniel E. Sonenshine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Ixodes scapularis
Peromyscus leucopus
inflammation
T-cells
macrophages
sessile
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01784/full

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