Vector salivation and parasite transmission

Saliva of blood-sucking arthropods contains substances that counteract the host's hemostatic and inflammatory reactions, allowing the arthropod to locate blood and keep it flowing during the blood meal. Parasites may manipulate this system in order to achieve increased transmission, both to ver...

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Main Author: José M. C. Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1987-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761987000700003