VACCINE AGAINST SWEET ITCH SHOWS PROMISE
Jun 22, 2018
2 minutes
Swiss researchers are developing a vaccine to reduce the severity of insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH)---an itchy and persistent immune reaction to bites of certain tiny gnats that occurs in some horses.
The vaccine targets interleukin 5 (IL-5), a substance produced by the horse’s immune system. “IL-5 is the master-regulator of white blood cells called eosinophils,” explains Antonia Fettelschoss-Gabriel,
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