Use of protease inhibitors and protease vaccines to protect animals from flea infestation and flea protease proteins nucleic acid molecules and uses thereof

摘要

A vaccine for protecting avian and mammalian subjects against flea infestation comprises the supernatant fraction of flea midgut, or the antigenic components thereof. This also has the effect of reducing flea populations in the environment of the subject. Antibodies raised by these vaccines are also useful in purification and diagnosis.