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TEST VACCINES SHOW PROMISE AGAINST PARASITE OF CATTLE

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following press release:

An effective vaccine against a parasite-borne disease called neosporosis may be a few steps closer to development, thanks to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators.

Neosporosis, caused by the parasite Neospora caninum, affects cattle worldwide. Infected animals often abort their calves and develop other debilitating complications that can cost producers millions of dollars every year.

Animal scientist Wenbin Tuo and microbiologist Mark Jenkins work at the ARS Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory in Beltsville, Md. They collaborated with ARS Molecular Plant ...

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