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Determination of the minimum protective dose for bluetongue virus serotype 2 and 8 vaccines in sheep.
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Journal of the South African Veterinary Association [J S Afr Vet Assoc] 2012 Aug 03; Vol. 83 (1), pp. 17. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Aug 03. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Recent outbreaks of bluetongue virus (BTV) serotypes 2 and 8 in many European countries provided an opportunity to investigate the possibility of improving the safety of the modified live vaccines administered mainly in South Africa. Modified live vaccines (MLV) released at a titre of 5 x 104 PFU/mL, raised concerns and prompted the need to determine the minimum titre which will still be protective and also safe. The BTV serotypes 2 and 8 vaccines were produced at the following titres: 102 PFU/mL, 103 PFU/mL and 104 PFU/mL, and were injected into 24 sheep which were then monitored. Blood was collected on days 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 25, 28 and 4 months post vaccination, for seroconversion and viraemia studies. These sheep were later challenged at 4 months post vaccination using BTV infected cell culture material, they were then observed and bled and again tested for viraemia. There was no viraemia post vaccination, however, a febrile reaction did occur and seroconversion was demonstrated at low titres for both BTV 2 and 8. Although viraemia was demonstrated post challenge, sheep vaccinated with the low titre BTV 2 vaccine showed more than a 90% protection index at a lower titre of 103 PFU/mL, compared with BTV 8 that showed a protection index above 90% at all the titres used. It is recommended that for BTV 2 vaccine, sheep should be vaccinated at a titre of 103 PFU/mL and at a titre of 102 PFU/mL with BTV 8 vaccine.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2224-9435
- Volume :
- 83
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23327131
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v83i1.17