New challenges for vaccination to prevent chlamydial abortion in sheep

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 271-276

  Entrican, Gary ^a   Wheelhouse, Nick ^a   Wattegedera, Sean R ^a   Longbottom, David ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abortion; Chlamydia; Immunity; Sheep; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL VACCINE; CEVAC; CEVAC CHLAMYDIA; ENZOVAX; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; LIVE VACCINE; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHALMYDIA ABORTUS; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIAL PNEUMONIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROL STRATEGY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZOOTIC ABORTION OF EWES; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VACCINATION; VACCINE FAILURE;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; INTERFERON-GAMMA; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA ABORTUS; NEGIBACTERIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84859715084     PISSN: 01479571     EISSN: 18781667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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