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University of Missouri researchers are working to develop the first-ever vaccine proven to protect cattle from a devastating tick-borne cattle disease known as bovine anaplasmosis. The disease — which is common in Missouri — infects the red blood cells of cattle and causes hundreds of millions of dollars in economic losses nationwide each year due to reduced cattle production, treatment costs and deaths.
The study that created the new vaccine was led by Roman Ganta, an MU Bond Life Sciences Center principal investigator and McKee endowed professor in Mizzou’s College of Veterinary Medicine. To read more, visit showme.missouri.edu.