Dynamics and longevity of maternally-acquired antibodies to Taenia solium in piglets born to naturally infected sows

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 318-321

  Sikasunge, Chummy S ^a   Phiri, Isaac K ^a,b   Willingham, Arve L ^c   Johansen, Maria V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock   (Zambia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Maternal antibodies; Pig; Taenia solium; Vaccination; Zambia

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1 ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; MATERNAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCOSIS; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LONGEVITY; MASS IMMUNIZATION; NONHUMAN; PIGLET; SEROLOGY; SWINE DISEASE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; MALE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TAENIA SOLIUM; VACCINATION;

SUIDAE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 77952553168     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.03.026     Document Type: Article

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