Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Adult dogs antibody levels after booster shots for distemper parvo
By Ottiger, H-P et al.·Published in The Veterinary record·2006·Institute of Virology and Immunoprophylaxis·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Serological responses of adult dogs to revaccination against distemper, parvovirus and rabies.
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Plain-English summary
A group of adult dogs that hadn't been revaccinated for several years were tested for their immunity against distemper, parvovirus, and rabies. The results showed that many still had some level of protection, but after receiving a booster shot, their antibody levels significantly increased. In fact, 94% of the dogs showed improved immunity to distemper, 68% to parvovirus, and 100% to rabies three weeks later. This suggests that regular booster vaccinations are important to maintain strong protection against these serious diseases.
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Abstract
Serum antibody titres to canine distemper virus (CDV), canine parvovirus (CPV) and rabies were measured in dogs that had not been revaccinated annually and compared with the titres in a control group of regularly vaccinated animals; 83 per cent (171 of 207) of the dogs vaccinated against CDV one or more years earlier had serum neutralising antibody titres equal to or greater than 16; 64 per cent (136 of 213) of the dogs vaccinated against CPV one or more years earlier had haemagglutination inhibiting titres equal to or greater than 80; and 59 per cent (46 of 78) of the dogs vaccinated against rabies two or more years earlier had serum neutralising antibody titres equal to or greater than 0.5 iu/ml. Three weeks after a single booster vaccination the dogs' antibody titres against CDV had increased above the threshold level in 94 per cent of the dogs, against CPV in 68 per cent, and against rabies in 100 per cent.
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