Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of polypeptides which are useful for raising an immune response against Ehrlichieae and Rickettsieae pathogens when administered into a subject. These polypeptides, and polynucleotides encoding therefor, can be used in various strategies for preventing or treating Ehrlichieae and Rickettsieae infections.

Abstract: Immunotherapy of protozoal diseases is provided by use of hypoxanthine guanine xanthine phosphoribosyl transferase protein, or peptide fragments thereof, as an immunogen in vaccines effective against protozoal diseases such as malaria and babesiosis. In particular, immunization with hypoxanthine guanine xanthine phosphoribosyl transferase or peptide fragments thereof, induces T cell immunity to blood stage malaria. In particular embodiments, the invention provides protein and DNA malaria vaccines and methods of prophylactic and therapeutic immunization that elicit T cell-mediated immune responses broadly applicable to protozoal diseases including malaria.

Abstract: This invention relates to an antigen isolated from the cattle tick Boophilus microplus and to the gene coding for that antigen and to the protein product of that gene. The antigen when used in part or in entirety as an immunogen administered to cattle as a vaccine results in the production by the cattle of an immune response which is capable of damaging ticks feeding on vaccinated cattle to such an extent that the survival of such ticks is decreased and/or the reproductive capacity of the ticks is decreased to such an extent that the antigen coded for by the gene can be used as an effective vaccine against said ticks.

Abstract: The invention relates to antigens derived from ticks and to their purification. It also relates to genes encoding such antigens and to their cloning and expression from recombinant DNA molecules. Further, the invention describes the use of purified antigens and recombinant expression products having similar biological activity to those purified antigens to provide vaccines to protect cattle against tick infestation.