Table 4 Effect of the vaccination with a multiantigenic formulation containing candidate antigens OeTSP1, OeTSP2, OeRPP0, OePK4 and OeSEL in Montanide ISA 50 V2 on O. erraticus and O. moubata ticks fed on control and vaccinated rabbits

Ingested blood (mg)

Males

3.1 ± 0.3

3.2 ± 0.1

26.2 ± 2.2

26.9 ± 2.1

Females

9.2 ± 0.8

9.3 ± 1.1

191.4 ± 57.1

180.1 ± 12.9 (5.9)

Nymphs-3

2.1 ± 0.2

2.0 ± 0.2 (4.8)

5.5 ± 0.7

5.3 ± 0.6 (3.6)

Mortality (%)

Males

2.8 ± 5.3

2.2 ± 3.2

6.1 ± 2.6

14.1 ± 3.2 (8.0)

Females

1.1 ± 2.7

0 ± 0

9.0 ± 5.6

8.9 ± 8.4

Nymphs-3

0.4 ± 1.0

13.2 ± 7 (12.8)**

2.8 ± 2.2

3.3 ± 1.0 (0.5)

Moulting (%)

Nymphs-3

62.3 ± 10.7

61.8 ± 9.0

96.8 ± 1.9

94.4 ± 4.8

Oviposition (no. eggs/female)

Females

62.2 ± 7.3

26.6 ± 3.3 (57.0)**

200.0 ± 21.0

146.0 ± 12.9 (27.0)**

Fertility (no. nymphs/female)

Females

54.1 ± 5.8

21.5 ± 2.7 (60.2)**

182.0 ± 23.0

137.5 ± 11.0 (24.5)**

Efficacy (%)

66.3

25.6