The use of a Giardia vaccine as an immunotherapeutic agent in dogs. |
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| Authors: | M E Olson C J Hannigan P F Gaviller and L A Fulton |
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| Institution: | Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1. |
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| Abstract: | Dogs (n = 13), which had failed to be cured of giardiosis following chemotherapeutic measures, were treated with a Giardia vaccine (2-3 injections). Clinical signs resolved between 16 and 42 days postvaccination and cessation of fecal cyst shedding was between 21 and 70 days. Vaccination is a potential method of treating giardiosis in dogs. |
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