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Although several hosts mount efficient anti-tick immunity, natural tick/host associations are characterized by inefficient or non-existent anti-tick immunity. The absence of efficient anti-tick immunity in natural hosts could result from either host immune incompetence or the ectoparasite's successful evasion of the host's immune response. In this review I discuss data supporting the immune-evasion hypothesis and discuss its consequences to tick/host interactions.
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Ribeiro, J.M.C. Role of saliva in tick/host interactions. Exp Appl Acarol 7, 15–20 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01200449
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