The use of a Giardia vaccine as an immunotherapeutic agent in dogs.
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.
Olson
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Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1.
Hannigan
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Gaviller
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Fulton
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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
D016052:Protozoan Vaccines