Whooping crane titers to eastern equine encephalitis vaccinations
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Abstract
In 1984 an epizootic of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus killed 7 of 39 (18%) whooping cranes in captivity at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Maryland, USA. Since that time whooping cranes have been vaccinated with a human EEE vaccine. This vaccine was unavailable for several years, necessitating use of an equine vaccine in the cranes. This study compared the antibody titers measured for three years using the human vaccine with those measured for two years using the equine form. Whooping cranes developed similarly elevated titers in one year using the human vaccine and both years using the equine vaccine. However, in two years where the human vaccine was used, the whooping cranes developed significantly lower titers compared to other years.
Suggested Citation
Olsen, G.H., Kolski, E., Hatfield, J., Docherty, D.E., 2005, Whooping crane titers to eastern equine encephalitis vaccinations, chap. of Proceedings of the Ninth North American Crane Workshop: 17-20 January 2003, Sacramento, California, p. 21-23.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Whooping crane titers to eastern equine encephalitis vaccinations |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | North American Crane Working Group |
| Publisher location | Baraboo, Wisconsin |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | xi, 257 |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the Ninth North American Crane Workshop: 17-20 January 2003, Sacramento, California |
| First page | 21 |
| Last page | 23 |