Comparative study of rabies antibody titers of dogs vaccinated in Finland and imported street dogs vaccinated abroad.
Acta Vet Scand
; 61(1): 15, 2019 Mar 14.
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ABSTRACT
Seventy-two canine serum samples were analyzed for post-vaccination serum titers of rabies antibodies. The samples were divided into two groups Group 1 dogs (n = 36) were imported dogs from the Russian Federation (n = 31) or Romania (n = 5), with a mean serum antibody titer value of 1.54 IU/mL. Group 2 dogs (n = 36) were Finnish dogs vaccinated in Finland, with a mean titer of 4.19 IU/mL. Altogether, 14 (39%) dogs (CI 95% 23-56) were without detectable antibodies (≤ 0.1 IU/mL) in Group 1, whereas in Group 2, all dogs had an antibody titer greater than 0.1 IU/mL. A statistically significant difference was observed between these groups when comparing the proportions of dogs with antibody levels less than or exceeding 0.5 IU/mL. In Group 1, 19 out of the 36 dogs (CI 95% 36-70) had serum titer values < 0.5 IU/mL, while in Group 2, only 2 dogs had serum titer values < 0.5 IU/mL. Despite the small sample size, this raises concern over the imported dogs having insufficient antibody levels required for international travel and implies that these dogs had perhaps not been vaccinated, even though they had documentation of vaccination upon arrival.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
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3_ND
Problema de salud:
1_doencas_transmissiveis
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2_enfermedades_transmissibles
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3_neglected_diseases
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3_zoonosis
Asunto principal:
Rabia
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Virus de la Rabia
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Vacunas Antirrábicas
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Enfermedades de los Perros
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Anticuerpos Antivirales
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Vet Scand
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Finlandia