The essential role of tick salivary glands and saliva in tick feeding and pathogen transmission

L Šimo, M Kazimirova, J Richardson… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
As long-term pool feeders, ticks have developed myriad strategies to remain discreetly but
solidly attached to their hosts for the duration of their blood meal. The critical biological …

Human tick-borne diseases and advances in anti-tick vaccine approaches: A comprehensive review

ME Nepveu-Traversy, H Fausther-Bovendo… - Vaccines, 2024 - mdpi.com
This comprehensive review explores the field of anti-tick vaccines, addressing their
significance in combating tick-borne diseases of public health concern. The main objectives …

Recent advances in tick antigen discovery and anti-tick vaccine development

MN Abbas, MA Jmel, I Mekki, I Dijkgraaf… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ticks can seriously affect human and animal health around the globe, causing significant
economic losses each year. Chemical acaricides are widely used to control ticks, which …

A Coxiella mutualist symbiont is essential to the development of Rhipicephalus microplus

MG Guizzo, LF Parizi, RD Nunes, R Schama… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
The cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus is a hematophagous ectoparasite that causes
important economic losses in livestock. Different species of ticks harbor a symbiont …

Tick vaccines: current status and future directions

J de la Fuente, M Contreras - Expert review of vaccines, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Ticks and tick-borne diseases are a growing problem affecting human and animal health
worldwide. Traditional control methods, based primarily on chemical acaricides, have …

Strategies for new and improved vaccines against ticks and tick‐borne diseases

J de la Fuente, P Kopáček, A Lew‐Tabor… - Parasite …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Ticks infest a variety of animal species and transmit pathogens causing disease in both
humans and animals worldwide. Tick–host–pathogen interactions have evolved through …

Host immune responses to salivary components-a critical facet of tick-host interactions

A Ali, I Zeb, A Alouffi, H Zahid, MM Almutairi… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Tick sialome is comprised of a rich cocktail of bioactive molecules that function as a tool to
disarm host immunity, assist blood-feeding, and play a vibrant role in pathogen …

Inspiring anti-tick vaccine research, development and deployment in tropical Africa for the control of cattle ticks: review and insights

PD Kasaija, M Contreras, H Kirunda, A Nanteza, F Kabi… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Ticks affect the health of humans and animals. In tropical African countries,
cattle are threatened by ticks and the diseases they transmit, making necessary a tick control …

Rhipicephalus microplus: An overview of vaccine antigens against the cattle tick

DFS Pereira, HS Ribeiro, AAM Gonçalves… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rhipicephalus microplus, popularly known as the cattle tick, is the most important tick of
livestock as it is responsible for significant economic losses. The use of chemical acaricides …

Potential mechanisms of transmission of tick-borne viruses at the virus-tick interface

M Maqbool, MS Sajid, M Saqib, FR Anjum… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ticks (Acari; Ixodidae) are the second most important vector for transmission of pathogens to
humans, livestock, and wildlife. Ticks as vectors for viruses have been reported many times …