The global increase in anthelmintic resistant nematodes of ruminants, together with
consumer concerns about chemicals in food, necessitates the development of alternative …

Live attenuated brucellosis vaccines have been available for protecting domestic livestock
against Brucella melitensis and B. abortus for more than 60 years. Current vaccines are …

AlphaFold2 and RoseTTAfold represent a transformative advance for predicting protein
structure. They are able to make very high-quality predictions given a high-quality alignment …

Bovine babesiosis caused by the tick-transmitted haemoprotozoans Babesia bovis, Babesia
bigemina and Babesia divergens commonly results in substantial cattle morbidity and …

Trypanosoma brucei is the causative agent of African sleeping sickness, a devastating
disease endemic to sub-Saharan Africa with few effective treatment options. The parasite is …

There are hundreds of Trypanosoma species that live in the blood and tissue spaces of their
vertebrate hosts. The vast majority of these do not have the ornate system of antigenic …

Human babesiosis results from a combination of tick tropism for humans, susceptibility of a
host to sustain Babesia development, and contact with infected ticks. Climate modifications …

Cattle production is a major contributor to the national economy of Kyrgyzstan. Most cattle in
Kyrgyzstan are managed via extensive systems and graze in communal pastures. As a …

Nematode parasites secrete molecules which regulate the mammalian immune system, but
their genetic intractability is a major impediment to identifying and characterising the …

Abstract Background Animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT) greatly affects livestock
production in sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana prevalence of AAT is estimated to range …