VACCINATION OF CATTLE WITH SYNTHETIC PEPTIDES CORRESPONDING TO PREDICTED EXTRACELLULAR DOMAINS OF RHIPICEPHALUS (BOOPHILUS) MICROPLUS AQUAPORIN 2 REDUCED THE NUMBER OF TICKS FEEDING TO REPLETION

Vaccination of cattle with synthetic peptides corresponding to predicted extracellular domains of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus aquaporin 2 reduced the number of ticks feeding to repletion

Abstract Background There have been ongoing efforts to identify anti-tick vaccine targets to protect cattle from infestation with cattle fever ticks Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus.Two commercial vaccines based on the tick gut protein Bm86 have had variable effectiveness, which has led to poor acceptance, and numerous studies have attempted to

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Effects of Peer Education, Education by Physician and Giving Pamphlets on HIV Knowledge in High School Students: A Comparative Study

Background & Aim: Youths are the most at risk group for HIV/AIDS in the world and education of the preventive measurements is the most effective way for decreasing the incidence of HIV/AIDS among them.Due to ever-increasing cases of HIV and the importance of education, we compared the effects of three educational methods (peer education, ed

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