Canine distemper antibodies in lions of the Masai Mara

被引：32

作者：

Kock, R ^{[1
]}

Chalmers, WSK

Mwanzia, J

Chillingworth, C

Wambua, J

Coleman, PG

Baxendale, W

机构：

[1] Kenya Wildlife Serv, Vet Unit, Nairobi, Kenya

[2] Intervet UK Ltd, Houghton PE17 2BQ, Cambs, England

[3] Univ London London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, London WC1E 7HT, England

来源：

VETERINARY RECORD | 1998年 / 142卷 / 24期

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D O I：

10.1136/vr.142.24.662

中图分类号：

S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];

学科分类号：

0906 ;

摘要：

Canine distemper virus (CDV) has been implicated in some recent deaths of lions, which showed clinical signs of distemper, in the the Serengeti plain. Similar clinical findings have since been reported in lions of the Masai Mara. Fifty-five per cent of serum samples obtained from wild lions of the Masai Mara have been found to contain neutralising antibody to CDV, indicating that they had been exposed to the virus. Adult orphan lions kept in captivity, were vaccinated with the live attenuated Onderstepoort strain of CDV, The results indicated that the vaccine is both safe and immunogenic, and may be potentially useful for the prophylactic vaccination of lions at high risk.

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页码：662 / 665

页数：6

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[1] AFRICAN WILD DOGS (LYCAON-PICTUS) ENDANGERED BY A CANINE-DISTEMPER EPIZOOTIC AMONG DOMESTIC DOGS NEAR THE MASAI-MARA NATIONAL RESERVE, KENYA [J].