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Cattle tick vaccine researchers join forces in CATVAC

Theo Schetters, Richard L. Bishop, Michael Crampton, Petr Kopáček, Christine Maritz-Olivier, Robert J. Miller, Juan Mosqueda, J.H. Patarroyo, M. Rodriguez-Valle, Glen A. Scoles,

Parasites & Vectors · 2016 · 66 citations · 19 references

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A meeting sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was held at the Avanti Hotel, Mohammedia, Morocco, July 14-15, 2015. The meeting resulted in the formation of the Cattle Tick Vaccine Consortium (CATVAC).

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