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Evaluation of Current Equine Influenza Vaccination Protocols Prior to Shipment, Guided by OIE Standards
- Source :
- Vaccines, Vaccines, Vol 8, Iss 1, p 107 (2020), Volume 8, Issue 1
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2020.
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Abstract
- To facilitate the temporary importation of horses for competition and racing purposes, with a minimum risk of transmitting equine influenza, the World Organisation for Animal Health (Office International des Epizooties, or OIE), formally engaged in a public&ndash<br />private partnership with the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) and the International Federation for Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) to establish, within the context of existing OIE standards, a science-based rationale to identify the ideal time period for equine influenza vaccination prior to shipment. Field trials using vaccines based on different technologies were carried out on three continents. The antibody response post-booster vaccination at intervals aligned with the different rules/recommendations of the OIE, FEI, and IFHA, was monitored by single radial haemolysis. It was determined that 14 days was the optimum period necessary to allow horses adequate time to respond to booster vaccination and for horses that have previously received four or more doses of vaccine and are older than four years, it is adequate to allow vaccination within 180 days of shipment. In contrast, the results indicate that there is a potential benefit to younger (four years old or younger) horses in requiring booster vaccination within 90 days of shipment, consistent with the current OIE standard.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Booster vaccination
040301 veterinary sciences
Immunology
Equine influenza
lcsh:Medicine
shipment
Context (language use)
Article
0403 veterinary science
03 medical and health sciences
equine influenza
Drug Discovery
Single radial haemolysis
Medicine
Pharmacology (medical)
horses
Pharmacology
Animal health
business.industry
FEI
lcsh:R
OIE
Minimum risk
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
IFHA
vaccination
medicine.disease
Vaccination
030104 developmental biology
Infectious Diseases
Antibody response
age
harmonization
Medical emergency
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 2076393X
- Volume :
- 8
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Vaccines
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b85037a671fb714c7d4934ea33a5ad32