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Genetic diversity of the ATAQ gene in Rhipicephalus microplus collected in Mexico and implications as anti-tick vaccine.
Parasitology research - 1 Oct 2020
Lugo-Caro Del Castillo Sarah Melissa, Hernández-Ortiz Rubén, Gómez-Romero Ninnet, Martínez-Velázquez Moisés, Castro-Saines Edgar, Lagunes-Quintanilla Rodolfo
Abstract excerpt
The cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus has a large impact on cattle production due to its bloodsucking habit and transmission of pathogens that cause babesiosis and anaplasmosis. Application of acaricides constitutes the major control method but is often accompanied by serious drawbacks, including environmental contamination and an increase in acaricide resistance by ticks. The recent development of anti-tick...
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