Acquisition of resistance to the bont tick Amblyomma hebraeum (Acarina: Ixodidae) by goats.
Goats acquired resistance to larvae of Amblyomma hebraeum following three repeated infestations. Resistance was associated with immediate Type I hypersensitivity reactions following intradermal skin tests using crude egg extracts. In a separate experiment, the inoculation of tick-naive goats with extracts of the larvae of A. hebraeum failed to induce observable effects on feeding larvae despite the development of anti-larval antibodies.
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Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.
Fivaz
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Petney
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D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D006041:Goats; D007110:Immunity, Active; D007114:Immunization / Q000662:veterinary; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D007428:Intradermal Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D007814:Larva / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D009758:Nymph / Q000276:immunology; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013987:Ticks / Q000276:immunology*