Deeper insight into how tick spit suppresses cattle immunity
- A tick saliva study reveals immune responses that could lead to better protection for cattle
- This is a joint press release by Hokkaido University, Japan; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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SAPPORO, Japan, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Scientists from Hokkaido University, Japan and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, have revealed that substances in tick saliva activates immune response-suppressing proteins in cattle that facilitates the transmission of tick-borne diseases. The finding was published in the journal