Uganda develops anti-tick vaccines to boost dairy, beef industry
28th March 2024
"For more than a century, the control of ticks and tick-borne diseases depended on the use of chemical acaricides. However, the use of chemicals was detrimental to the environment," Magabi said.
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According to Mugabi, the vaccines were developed from a protein called subolesin that was extracted from native tick species.
