ITM	Integrated tick management
masl	Meters above sea level
CEIEGT	Center for Teaching, Research and Extension in Tropical Livestock
FMVZ	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics
UNAM	National Autonomous University of Mexico
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Tw	Tween 20
OD	Optical density
AP	Alkaline phosphatase
SDS-PAGE	Sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
PVDF	Polyvinylidene fluoride
BCIP/NBT	5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-phosphate/nitro blue tetrazolium
CENID-SAI	Centro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria en Salud Animal e Inocuidad
INIFAP	Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias
SD	Standard deviation
CI	Confidence interval
MHC II	Major histocompatibility complex class II
APC	Antigen-presenting cell
BCRs	B-cell receptors