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Researchers are targeting a protein found in tick saliva to develop a possible vaccine for a Lyme disease infection. The team hopes the approach will prove useful in efforts to stop the spread of West Nile virus infection, dengue fever, and malaria.
YALE (US)—A protein found in the saliva of ticks helps protect mice from developing Lyme disease, researchers have discovered. The findings may spur development of a new vaccine against infection from Lyme disease, which is spread through tick bites. Continue…
