Publication Type
Journal Article
Journal Name
Veterinary Research Communications
Publication Date
3-1-1989
Abstract
Rabbits treated with goat anti-rabbit thymocyte serum acquired less resistance to Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi infestation than untreated controls. This inferior resistance was manifested as higher engorged weights of ticks and higher biotic potential, undue persistence of the ticks on the hosts and poor anti-tick antibody and delayed-type hypersensitivity responses. These observations highlight the significance of host T-cells in mediating resistance of ticks. © 1989 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Keywords
immunology, rabbits, Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi, serum, ticks
PubMed ID
2672558
Recommended Citation
Njau, B. (1989). Resistance to Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi in immunosuppressed rabbits. Veterinary Research Communications, 13 (2), 93-102. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00346719