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Vaccine use and disease prevalence in dogs and cats.

Abstract
A yearly revaccination of adult pets against distemper, the adenoviral and parvoviral diseases is scientifically unwarranted, professionally obsolete and ethically questionable; other vaccinal antigens, however, may need yearly or even more frequent injections. Base immunisation is redefined: it is complete only after the multivalent booster in the second year of life. A yearly revaccination interview, not necessarily an injection, should become the new standard. This interview is a professional service that must be taught, expertly performed and invoiced. Adult animals should be "vaccinated to measure", taking age, breed, lifestyle, the epidemiologic situation, etc. into account. Post-vaccination serology should become a guide in revaccination decisions. For a solid herd immunity, more animals of the population must be vaccinated. The profession should issue regular updates of the 'code of vaccination practice'. To counteract vaccination antagonism, a concerted action of academia, the veterinary profession and industry is required.
AuthorsMarian C Horzinek
JournalVeterinary microbiology (Vet Microbiol) Vol. 117 Issue 1 Pg. 2-8 (Oct 05 2006) ISSN: 0378-1135 [Print] Netherlands
PMID16698198 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
Chemical References
  • Viral Vaccines
Topics
  • Adenoviridae Infections (immunology, prevention & control, veterinary)
  • Animals
  • Cat Diseases (immunology, prevention & control)
  • Cats
  • Distemper (immunology, prevention & control)
  • Dog Diseases (immunology, prevention & control)
  • Dogs
  • Immunization Schedule
  • Parvoviridae Infections (immunology, prevention & control, veterinary)
  • Vaccination (methods, standards, veterinary)
  • Viral Vaccines (administration & dosage)
  • Virus Diseases (immunology, prevention & control, veterinary)

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