The effect of measles vaccination in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta).
30 rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta), born into a breeding colony, received measles vaccination when aged between 3 and 26 months; 28 of them were re-vaccinated 5 to 7 months later. Measles virus antibody was measured by haemagglutination-inhibition at the time of each vaccination and again 3 to 6 weeks later. Only 2 out of 9 animals aged less than 6 months responded to vaccination, whereas 10 out of 14 older animals showed 4-fold or greater rises. Re-vaccination of the younger group when aged 8 to 10 months resulted in a marked rise in antibody.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation; D005260:Female; D008251:Macaca / Q000276:immunology*; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008458:Measles Vaccine / Q000276:immunology*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000662:veterinary*
D008458:Measles Vaccine