Publications by authors named "Agostino Peccio"
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- Researchers developed and tested vaccines against African horse sickness using serotypes 5 and 9 on guinea pigs to determine which formulation provided the best immune response.
- The final vaccine formulation was based on both the guinea pig immune responses and the inflammatory effects of different adjuvants.
- A pilot study in horses showed that the serotype 9 vaccine induced neutralizing antibodies quickly, and high antibody levels persisted for at least 10 months after administration.
African horse sickness is a vector-transmitted viral disease that affects equidae. The authors report cases of disease that occurred in Namibia between 2006 and 2008. These were recorded by staff of the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise 'G.
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