Illustration of how evasins work as anti-inflammatories (IMAGE)

University of Sydney

Illustration of how evasins work as anti-inflammatories

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Illustration of how the evasins work. The tick injects the evasin protein into the bite site. These then attach to the chemokin transmitter proteins, preventing inflammation.

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