Antibody response and antigen-specific gamma-interferon profiles of vaccinated and unvaccinated pregnant sheep experimentally infected with Brucella melitensis

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 219-231

  Duran Ferrer M ^a   Leon L ^b   Nielsen, K ^e   Caporale, V ^f   Mendoza, J ^d   Osuna, A ^c   Perales, A ^a   Smith, P ^e   De Frutos, C ^a   Gomez Martin B ^a   Lucas, A ^a   Chico, R ^a   Delgado, O D ^a   Escabias, J C ^a   Arrogante, L ^a   Diaz Parra R ^a   Garrido, F ^a  

^a Ministerio de Agricultura Alimentación y Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

^b Campus de Espinardo   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d Poligono Indust 12 de Octubre ^*  (Spain)

^e CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^f ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL ABRUZZO E DEL MOLISE G CAPORALE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brucella melitensis; ELISA; FPA; Gamma interferon test; Immune response; Immunocapture test

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON ANTIBODY; ROSE BENGAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FETUS WASTAGE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOCAPTURE TEST; IMMUNOLOGICAL MONITORING; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLA VACCINE; BRUCELLOSIS; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; INTERFERON TYPE II; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; ROSE BENGAL; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 17144437907     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2004.02.008     Document Type: Article

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