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Efficacy of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Bm86 against Hyalomma dromedarii and Amblyomma cajennense tick infestations in camels and cattle

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Rodriguez-Valle, M., Taoufik, A., Valdes, M., Montero, C., Ibrahin, H., Hassan, S. M., Jongejan, F. and de la Fuentegh, J. (2012) Efficacy of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Bm86 against Hyalomma dromedarii and Amblyomma cajennense tick infestations in camels and cattle. Vaccine, 30 (23). pp. 3453-3458. ISSN 0264-410X

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Article Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.03.020

Abstract

The recombinant Bm86-based tick vaccines have shown their efficacy for the control of cattle ticks, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus and R. annulatus infestations. However, cattle ticks often co-exist with multi-host ticks such as Hyalomma and Amblyomma species, thus requiring the control of multiple tick infestations for cattle and other hosts. Vaccination trials using a R. microplus recombinant Bm86-based vaccine were conducted in cattle and camels against Hyalomma dromedarii and in cattle against Amblyomma cajennense immature and adult ticks. The results showed an 89% reduction in the number of H. dromedarii nymphs engorging on vaccinated cattle, and a further 32% reduction in the weight of the surviving adult ticks. In vaccinated camels, a reduction of 27% and 31% of tick engorgement and egg mass weight, respectively was shown, while egg hatching was reduced by 39%. However, cattle vaccination with Bm86 did not have an effect on A. cajennense tick infestations. These results showed that Bm86 vaccines are effective against R. microplus and other tick species but improved vaccines containing new antigens are required to control multiple tick infestations. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:Article
Business groups:Animal Science
Additional Information:Rodriguez-Valle, Manuel Taoufik, Amar Valdes, Mario Montero, Carlos Ibrahin, Hassan Hassan, Shawgi Mohammed Jongejan, Frans de la Fuentegh, Jose
Subjects:Animal culture > Cattle
Veterinary medicine > Veterinary parasitology
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