Experimental Infection of Calves with Transfected Attenuated Babesia
pathogens Article Experimental Infection of Calves with Transfected Attenuated Babesia bovis Expressing the Rhipicephalus microplus Bm86 Antigen and eGFP Marker: Preliminary Studies towards a Dual Anti-Tick/Babesia Vaccine Monica L. Mazuz 1,*,†, Jacob M. Laughery 2,†, Benjamin Lebovitz 1, Daniel Yasur-Landau 1, Assael Rot 1, Reginaldo G. Bastos 2, Nir Edery 3, Ludmila Fleiderovitz 1, Maayan Margalit Levi 1 and Carlos E. Suarez 2,4,* 1 Division of Parasitology, Kimron Veterinary Institute, P.O.B. 12, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel; boris@moag.gov.il (B.L.); daniely@moag.gov.il (D.Y.-L.); AsealR@moag.gov.il (A.R.); lu1f@ymail.com (L.F.); maayani.margalit@mail.huji.ac.il (M.M.L.) 2 Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-7040, USA; j.laughery@wsu.edu (J.M.L.); reginaldo_bastos@wsu.edu (R.G.B.) 3 Division of Pathology, Kimron Veterinary Institute, P.O.B. 12, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel; nire@moag.gov.il 4 Animal Disease Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, WSU, Pullman, WA 99164-6630, USA * Correspondence: monicaL@moag.gov.il (M.L.M.); carlos.suarez@usda.gov (C.E.S.); Tel.: +972-3-968-1690 (M.L.M.); Tel.: +1-509-335-6341 (C.E.S.) † These authors contribute equally to this work. Citation: Mazuz, M.L.; Laughery, Abstract: Bovine babesiosis, caused by Babesia bovis and B. bigemina, is a major tick-borne disease of J.M.; Lebovitz, B.; Yasur-Landau, D.; cattle with global economic impact. The disease can be prevented using integrated control measures Rot, A.; Bastos, R.G.; Edery, N.; including attenuated Babesia vaccines, babesicidal drugs, and tick control approaches.
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