The immunobiology of myiasis infections--whatever happened to vaccination?
Parasite Immunol
; 36(11): 605-15, 2014 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
The current state of myiasis vaccine technologies are reviewed mainly in the primary research genera of Lucilia and Hypoderma. The importance of myiasis flies as primary causes of morbidity and mortality in agricultural species and man has not diminished despite the existence of good control strategies. However, the development of vaccines against myiasis infections has been relatively quiescent for more than 10 years despite the rapid development of genomic and proteomic analysis and of skills in data interpretation. The value of vaccine research in an era of chemical primacy is analysed. In fact, recent findings of drug resistance and the impact of animal welfare concerns should mean a renewed interest in alternative controls. The reasons that this has not been true to date are explored and new possibilities discussed.
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Doenças dos Ovinos
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Vacinas
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Doenças dos Bovinos
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Dípteros
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2014
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