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Immunity in Haematophagous Insect Vectors of Parasitic Infection

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Advances in Disease Vector Research

Part of the book series: Advances in Disease Vector Research ((VECTOR,volume 9))

Abstract

Since the early specialist studies of Salt on invertebrate immunity (eg. 175, 176) when it was widely accepted that invertebrates are able to recognise infections as foreign, there has been an upsurge in the study of insect immunity. A number of comprehensive reviews have recently been compiled on the subject, to the extent that volumes exclusively devoted to the topic of invertebrate immunity have been edited (eg. 22, 72, 114). This article is specifically concerned with the progress that has been made in our understanding of the immunity of potential insect vectors of parasitic infection, to the pathogens that they may transmit. The word ‘potential’ is deliberately used in view of the fact that successful immunity may render an insect a non-vector. It is intended, that by covering the whole subject of immunity in haematophagous vectors the reader will be pointed to sections of the literature which will help further in-depth study, rather than cover the entire field in depth as well as breadth. In addition the intention is to introduce some findings of this laboratory, which may stimulate research along similar lines.

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