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. 2004 Nov;41(6):1171-4.
doi: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.6.1171.

Susceptibility of mice (Mus musculus) to repeated infestation with Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks

Amanda D Loftis  1 , Danielle E Ross, Michael L Levin
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Susceptibility of mice (Mus musculus) to repeated infestation with Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks

Amanda D Loftis et al. J Med Entomol. 2004 Nov.

Abstract

Laboratory mice, Mus musculus (L.), BALB/c strain, were assessed for their ability to develop resistance to repeated infestation by Amblyomma americanum (L.) ticks. Mice were infested five consecutive times with A. americanum nymphs. No decrease in tick viability was seen after five infestations, suggesting that BALB/c mice do not develop immune-mediated resistance to A. americanum. In contrast, tick viability was significantly reduced in the second infestation of a New Zealand White rabbit, a laboratory animal known to develop resistance to A. americanum.

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