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| Babboni,Selene Daniela; Costa,Hení Falcão da; Martorelli,Luzia de Fátima Alves; Kataoka,Ana Paula de Arruda Geraldes; Victoria,Cassiano; Padovani,Carlos Roberto; Modolo,José Rafael. |
| Background Rabies, a zoonosis found throughout the globe, is caused by a virus of theLyssavirus genus. The disease is transmitted to humans through the inoculation of the virus present in the saliva of infected mammals. Since its prognosis is usually fatal for humans, nationwide public campaigns to vaccinate dogs and cats against rabies aim to break the epidemiological link between the virus and its reservoirs in Brazil.Findings During 12 months we evaluated the active immunity of dogs first vaccinated (booster shot at 30 days after first vaccination) against rabies using the Fuenzalida-Palácios modified vaccine in the urban area of Botucatu city, São Pauto state, Brazil. Of the analyzed dogs, 54.7% maintained protective titers (≥0.5 IU/mL) for 360 days... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Rabies; Dogs; Vaccination; Revaccination; Annual vaccination campaign; Fuenzalida-Palácios. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992014000200602 |
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