title: The use of a Giardia vaccine as an immunotherapeutic agent in dogs.
abstract: Dogs (n = 13), which had failed to be cured of giardiosis following chemotherapeutic measures, were treated with a Giardia vaccine (2-3 injections). Clinical signs resolved between 16 and 42 days postvaccination and cessation of fecal cyst shedding was between 21 and 70 days. Vaccination is a potential method of treating giardiosis in dogs.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hannigan
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Gaviller
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Fulton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D016829:Giardia lamblia / Q000276:immunology*; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D007117:Immunization, Secondary / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016052:Protozoan Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016052:Protozoan Vaccines