Ovine enzootic abortion (OEA): Antibody response in vaccinated sheep compared to naturally infected sheep

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 151-156

  Borel, N ^a   Sachse, K ^b   Rassbach, A ^b   Bruckner, L ^c   Vretou, E ^d   Psarrou, E ^d   Pospischil, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d HELLENIC PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chlamydophila abortus; Competitive enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Complement fixation test; Sheep; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CHLAMYDOPHILA VACCINE; INACTIVATED VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; OVAX CLAMIDIA; OVILIS ENZOVAX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; FETUS; HERD; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; SHEEP DISEASE; TISSUE SECTION; VACCINATION; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 15844411680     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-005-0844-0     Document Type: Article

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