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1 June 2012 ANTIBODY RESPONSE TO VACCINES FOR RHINOTRACHEITIS, CALICIVIRAL DISEASE, PANLEUKOPENIA, FELINE LEUKEMIA, AND RABIES IN TIGERS (PANTHERA TIGRIS) AND LIONS (PANTHERA LEO)
Emmanuel Risi, Albert Agoulon, Franck Allaire, Sophie Le Dréan-Quénec'hdu, Virginie Martin, Philippe Mahl
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Abstract

This article presents the results of a study of captive tigers (Panthera tigris) and lions (Panthera leo) vaccinated with a recombinant vaccine against feline leukemia virus; an inactivated adjuvanted vaccine against rabies virus; and a multivalent modified live vaccine against feline herpesvirus, calicivirus, and panleukopenia virus. The aim of the study was to assess the immune response and safety of the vaccines and to compare the effects of the administration of single (1 ml) and double (2 ml) doses. The animals were separated into two groups and received either single or double doses of vaccines, followed by blood collection for serologic response for 400 days. No serious adverse event was observed, with the exception of abortion in one lioness, potentially caused by the incorrect use of the feline panleukopenia virus modified live vaccine. There was no significant difference between single and double doses for all vaccines. The recombinant vaccine against feline leukemia virus did not induce any serologic response. The vaccines against rabies and feline herpesvirus induced a significant immune response in the tigers and lions. The vaccine against calicivirus did not induce a significant increase in antibody titers in either tigers or lions. The vaccine against feline panleukopenia virus induced a significant immune response in tigers but not in lions. This report demonstrates the value of antibody titer determination after vaccination of nondomestic felids.

American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
Emmanuel Risi, Albert Agoulon, Franck Allaire, Sophie Le Dréan-Quénec'hdu, Virginie Martin, and Philippe Mahl "ANTIBODY RESPONSE TO VACCINES FOR RHINOTRACHEITIS, CALICIVIRAL DISEASE, PANLEUKOPENIA, FELINE LEUKEMIA, AND RABIES IN TIGERS (PANTHERA TIGRIS) AND LIONS (PANTHERA LEO)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 43(2), 248-255, (1 June 2012). https://doi.org/10.1638/2010-0166.1
Received: 19 October 2010; Published: 1 June 2012
KEYWORDS
lion
Panthera leo
Panthera tigris
serology
tiger
vaccination
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