Characterisation of humoral immune responses in dogs vaccinated with irradiated Ancylostoma caninum

Infection with Ancylostoma caninum, an intestinal hookworm of dogs, can cause debilitating and potentially life-threatening disease. In the current study, protective immunity to hookworm infection was induced in dogs following vaccination with irradiation-attenuated third-stage larvae (L3) with sign...

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Veröffentlicht in:Veterinary immunology and immunopathology 2003-03, Vol.92 (1), p.87-94
Hauptverfasser: Boag, P.R, Parsons, J.C, Presidente, P.J.A, Spithill, T.W, Sexton, J.L
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Zusammenfassung:Infection with Ancylostoma caninum, an intestinal hookworm of dogs, can cause debilitating and potentially life-threatening disease. In the current study, protective immunity to hookworm infection was induced in dogs following vaccination with irradiation-attenuated third-stage larvae (L3) with significant reductions in both worm ( P
ISSN:0165-2427
1873-2534
DOI:10.1016/S0165-2427(03)00006-0