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Rabies Antibodies in Vaccinated Dogs
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 36, pages 87–91 (1995)
Abstract
Forty-seven healthy, owned dogs were vaccinated with Madivak and 85 with Rabisin. Geometric mean titres of 17.40 and 1.03 IU/ml were measured by the rapid immunofluorescent focus inhibition test 30–40 and 350–370 days, respectively, after a single injection. Four out of 130 (3.1%) and 18 out of 106 (17% ) dogs had a titre of less than 0.5 IU/ml in serum 30–40 and 350–370 days after vaccination. Twenty-one dogs (19.8%) had a titre of 0.5 IU/ml 350–370 days after vaccinaton. There was no significant difference in antibody levels between animals vaccinated with Rabisin or Madivak. Our results indicate that a booster is always necessary after a single injection to ensure that all dogs have a lasting antibody titre.
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We thank veterinary surgeons Jaana Husu, Laura Kulkas, Auli Marttinen, Raili Schildt and Antti Sukura for vaccinating the dogs and taking the blood samples.
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Sihvonen, L., Kuhnen, K., Neuvonen, E. et al. Rabies Antibodies in Vaccinated Dogs. Acta Vet Scand 36, 87–91 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547705
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