Temporal assessment of seroconversion in response to inactivated foot-and-mouth disease vaccine in Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx)
- C. P. Kilgallon, MVB, MSc, MRCVS1,
- T. A. Bailey, BSc, BVSc, MSc, PhD, DipECAMS, CertZooMed, MRCVS1,
- D. O'Donovan, DipHEd, BSc, MSc, CBiol, MIBiol2,
- U. Wernery, DVM, PhD3 and
- S. Alexandersen, DVM, PhD, DVSc, FRCPath, MRCVS4
- 1 Dubai Falcon Hospital, PO Box 23919, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 2 Wadi Al Safa Wildlife Centre, PO Box 27875, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 3 Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, PO Box 597, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 4 Institute for Food and Veterinary Research, Exotic Virus Experimental Epidemiology Unit, Department of Virology, Lindholm, DK-4771, Kalvehave, Denmark
- Mr Kilgallon's present address is San Diego Zoo, 2920 Zoo Drive, San Diego, CA 92112, USA
Abstract
Ten male Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) were vaccinated with a commercially available standard aqueous foot-and-mouth-disease vaccine containing aluminium hydroxide as an adjuvant, and their antibody titres against serotypes O and A were measured using solid-phase blocking elisa and the virus neutralisation test. Mean elisa antibody titres greater than 1·45 log10 were recorded for serotype A, but low elisa titres were recorded for serotype 0; low titres were recorded by vnt for both serotypes.
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