mRNA Vaccine Shows Promise in Enhancing Immune Response to Tick Bites

In the November 17, 2021 issue of Science Translational Medicine, Sajid et al. reported an mRNA vaccine encoding a tick salivary protein. Normally, the bite of a host is not detectable due to the unique components of tick-secreted saliva. Tick bites in I9ISP-immunized guinea pigs, on the other hand, cause considerable erythema or pruritus within a … Read more