Title
Evaluation of a recombinant salivary gland protein (thrombostasin) as a vaccine candidate to disrupt blood-feeding by horn flies
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2-2004
Abstract
The potential for controlling blood-feeding by the cattle pest, Haematobia irritans irritans (horn fly), was tested by vaccination against thrombostasin (TS), an inhibitor of mammalian thrombin that is released into skin during horn fly blood-feeding. The increase in blood meal size that occurred for flies feeding on sensitized non-vaccinated hosts was blocked and egg development in female flies was delayed when horn flies fed on rabbits and cattle immunized with recombinant TS. This demonstration of the impact of disrupting TS action by vaccination provides a novel approach toward control of this veterinary pest and offers a paradigm for limiting blood-feeding in other medically-important insect species. © 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Vaccine
First Page
2285
Last Page
2297
Recommended Citation
Cupp, M., Cupp, E., Navarre, C., Wisnewski, N., Brandt, K., Silver, G., Zhang, D., & Panangala, V. (2004). Evaluation of a recombinant salivary gland protein (thrombostasin) as a vaccine candidate to disrupt blood-feeding by horn flies. Vaccine, 22 (17-18), 2285-2297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2003.11.024