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Review
10.
Mechanism of immunity
to tick infestation in livestock -
Biswa Ranjan Maharana, Rubina Kumari
Baithalu,
Idrees Mehraj Allaie, Chinmoy mishra, Lipismita
Samal
Vet World. 2011; 4(3): 131-135
doi:
10.5455/vetworld.2011.131-135
Abstract
Immunological interaction at the tick host interface
involves both innate and acquired host defenses
against infestation and Immunomodulatory
countermeasures by thetick. Acquired resistance to
tick infestation involves humoral and cellular
immlmoregulatory effector pathways. Tick-borne
disease-causing agentspr exploit tick suppression of
host defenses during transmission and initiation of
infection. Because of the public health importance
of ticks and tick-borne diseases, it is crucial that
we understand these interactions and exploit them in
novel immunological control.
Keywords: Tick,
Humoral immunity, Innate immunity, Resistance,
Immunomodulation, Vaccination.
