Immunization of cattle with live tachyzoites of Neospora caninum confers protection against fetal death

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1343-1348

  Williams, D J L ^a   Guy, C S ^a   Smith, R F ^b   Ellis, J ^c   Bjorkman C ^d   Reichel, M P ^e,f   Trees, A J ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e Novartis Animal Health Australasia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^f Gribbles Veterinary Pathology   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; LIVE VACCINE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA TROMETAMOL; QUIL A;

ABORTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYZOITE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CATTLE; CELL EXTRACTS; COCCIDIOSIS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; NEOSPORA; PREGNANCY; PROTOZOAN VACCINES; VACCINES, ATTENUATED;

EID: 33847760357     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00777-06     Document Type: Article

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