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. 2001 Nov;42(11):865–868.

The use of a Giardia vaccine as an immunotherapeutic agent in dogs.

M E Olson 1, C J Hannigan 1, P F Gaviller 1, L A Fulton 1
PMCID: PMC1476664  PMID: 11708205

Abstract

Dogs (n = 13), which had failed to be cured of giardiosis following chemotherapeutic measures, were treated with a Giardia vaccine (2-3 injections). Clinical signs resolved between 16 and 42 days postvaccination and cessation of fecal cyst shedding was between 21 and 70 days. Vaccination is a potential method of treating giardiosis in dogs.

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