Abstract |
At present, two types of vaccines against classical swine fever (CSF) virus are commercially available: E2 sub-unit marker vaccines and the conventional attenuated live C-strain vaccines. To evaluate the reduction of the horizontal virus transmission, three comparable experiments were carried out in which groups of weaner pigs (vaccinated with a marker vaccine or a C-strain vaccine) were challenged with CSF virus at 0, 7, and 14 days post-vaccination (dpv). Virus transmission was prevented totally when the challenge occurred at 14 dpv with an E2-marker vaccine (0/12 contact pigs positive in virus isolation (VI); R = 0 (0; 1.5)). At 7 dpv, transmission was reduced slightly (5/12 contact pigs positive in VI; R = 1.0 (0.3; 3.0)), whereas at 0dpv, vaccination had no effect on transmission (10/12 contact pigs positive in VI; R = 2.9 (1.5; 10.8)). In the C-strain-vaccinated pigs, no virus transmission was detected even when the challenge was performed at the same day as the vaccination (0/12 contact pigs positive in VI; R = 0 (0; 1.5)).
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Authors | J Dewulf, H Laevens, F Koenen, K Mintiens, A de Kruif |
Journal | Preventive veterinary medicine
(Prev Vet Med)
Vol. 65
Issue 3-4
Pg. 121-33
(Oct 14 2004)
ISSN: 0167-5877 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 15488266
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Viral
- Genetic Markers
- Vaccines, Marker
- Viral Envelope Proteins
- Viral Vaccines
- glycoprotein E2, classical swine fever virus
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Topics |
- Animals
- Antibodies, Viral
(analysis)
- Classical Swine Fever
(immunology, prevention & control, transmission)
- Classical Swine Fever Virus
(genetics, immunology)
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
(veterinary)
- Female
- Genetic Markers
- Leukocytes
(virology)
- Male
- Swine
- Vaccination
(veterinary)
- Vaccines, Marker
- Viral Envelope Proteins
- Viral Vaccines
- Weaning
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