Development and deployment of a subunit vaccine against bovine babesiosis (Old ID 27171)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
Bovine babesiosis caused by Babesia bovis is a tick‐transmitted disease that causes severe, often fatal disease in cattle, resulting in significant economic losses to beef and dairy industries worldwide, as well as to individuals and small subsistence farmers in endemic areas. This project aims to make a dual‐acting, subunit vaccine against babesiosis that is practical and easily deployable in babesiaendemic regions worldwide to prevent both acute disease in infected animals and parasite transmission by tick vectors. Farmers will benefit by protecting their animals against bovine babesiosis and achieve improved livestock production to meet local and global demand for animal products.
Date
01 Sep 2020 - 28 Feb 2024
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Babesia bovis;Babesia bigemina
Funding Body
International Development Research Centre
Amount
1617074.24
Project Team
N/A