Evaluation of the murine immune response to Xenopsylla cheopis flea saliva and its effect on transmission of Yersinia pestis.

• Main Authors: Christopher F Bosio (Author), Austin K Viall (Author), Clayton O Jarrett (Author), Donald Gardner (Author), Michael P Rood (Author), B Joseph Hinnebusch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background/aims</h4>Arthropod-borne pathogens are transmitted into a unique intradermal microenvironment that includes the saliva of their vectors. Immunomodulatory factors in the saliva can enhance infectivity; however, in some cases the immune response that develops to saliva from...