Lights, camera, and action : vertebrate skin sets the stage for immune cell interaction with arthropod-vectored pathogens

• Main Authors: Chong, Shu Zhen., Evrard, Maximilien., Ng, Lai Guan.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology::Immunology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99921; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18621
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Despite increasing studies targeted at host-pathogen interactions, vector-borne diseases remain one of the largest economic health burdens worldwide. Such diseases are vectored by hematophagous arthropods that deposit pathogens into the vertebrate host’s skin during a blood meal. These pathogens spe...