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Evaluation of maternal antibodies against rabies in puppies and kittens in Mazandaran Province, Iran
ABSTRACT Rabies is a critical zoonotic high-risk disease, which has emerged as an important public-health problem. There are limited investigations that explore maternally derived antibody (MDA) in puppies and kittens from around the world. Furthermore, there is no such research in any province of I...
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Published in: | Arquivo brasileiro de medicina veterinária e zootecnia 2022-02, Vol.74 (1), p.51-55 |
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Summary: | ABSTRACT Rabies is a critical zoonotic high-risk disease, which has emerged as an important public-health problem. There are limited investigations that explore maternally derived antibody (MDA) in puppies and kittens from around the world. Furthermore, there is no such research in any province of Iran. This study measured the serum level of MDA in 10 puppies and their vaccinated bitches (n=20), 10 puppies and their unvaccinated bitches (n=20), 10 kittens with vaccinated queens and 10 kittens with unvaccinated queens. Antibodies against rabies were measured using quantitative, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Our results showed that 90% (9 out of 10) of puppies from vaccinated bitches were positive for anti-rabies antibodies, while test results for all puppies from non-vaccinated bitches were negative (P=0.001). Moreover, puppies’ titers were significantly higher in the vaccinated group than the non-vaccinated group (P=0.003). There was a similar condition between vaccinated and non-vaccinated bitches (P=0.008). Although kittens’ titers were significantly higher in the vaccinated group than the non-vaccinated group (P=0.03), only 20 percent of the kittens with vaccinated queens showed positive results, while all kittens from non-vaccinated queens were negative for anti-rabies antibodies (P=0.137).
RESUMO A raiva é uma doença zoonótica crítica de alto risco, que surgiu como um importante problema de saúde pública. Há investigações limitadas que exploram anticorpos derivados da maternidade (MDA) em filhotes e gatos de todo o mundo. Além disso, não existe tal pesquisa em nenhuma província do Irã. Este estudo mediu o nível sérico do MDA em 10 filhotes e suas cadelas vacinadas (n=20), 10 filhotes e suas cadelas não vacinadas (n=20), 10 filhotes com rainhas vacinadas e 10 filhotes com rainhas não vacinadas. Os anticorpos contra a raiva foram medidos usando o ensaio quantitativo de imunoabsorção enzimática (ELISA). Nossos resultados mostraram que 90% (9 em cada 10) dos filhotes de cadelas vacinadas foram positivos para anticorpos anti-rábicos, enquanto os resultados dos testes para todos os filhotes de cadelas não vacinadas foram negativos (P=0,001). Além disso, os títulos dos filhotes foram significativamente mais altos no grupo vacinado do que no grupo não vacinado (P=0,003). Havia uma condição similar entre cadelas vacinadas e não vacinadas (P=0,008). Embora os títulos dos filhotes fossem significativamente mais altos no grupo vacinado do que no grup |
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ISSN: | 0102-0935 1678-4162 1678-4162 |
DOI: | 10.1590/1678-4162-12530 |