East coast fever: 1. Chemoprophylactic immunization of cattle against Theileria parva (Muguga) and five theilerial strains |
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Authors: | DE Radley CGD Brown MJ Burridge MP Cunningham IM Kirimi RE Purnell AS Young |
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Institution: | Immunological Research on Tick-borne Cattle Diseases and Tick Control Project, East African Veterinary Research Organization, Kikuya Kenya |
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Abstract: | In one experiment, groups of cattle were immunized by chemophylaxis or therapy against Theileria parva (Muguga), and were challenged with five recently-isolated strains of Theileria. Two of the strains caused mild or inapparent reactions in the immunized animals, and three caused significant reactions. None of 25 immunized animals died on challenge, whereas 22 of 25 susceptible (non-immunized) animals died.In a second experiment, groups of cattle were immunized against five field strains using chemoprophylaxis. They had minimal reactions and were solidly immune both to isologous challenge and to subsequent challenge with T. parva (Muguga). This demonstrated that cattle could be effectively immunized against lethal challenge with several theilerial strains by inoculating them with 1 ml of an infective stabilate of the appropriate strain and the concomitant daily inoculation of 5 mg/kg of a formulation of oxytetracycline on 4 consecutive days starting on the day of infection.It is suggested that T. parva (Muguga) may be a valuable component of a polyvalent East Coast fever (ECF) vaccine in East Africa. |
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