TABLE 4.
Available veterinary killed/subunit protozoal vaccines
| Pathogen(s) | Host | Brand name(s) | Distributor(s) | Characteristic(s) | Reference or sourcea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neospora caninum | Cattle | Bovilis, Neoguard | Intervet | Killed tachyzoites, reduces abortion | Heuer et al.,b151 |
| Giardia duodenalis | Dogs | Giardiavax | Fort Dodge | Cultured trophozoites, reduces disease and cyst shedding | 128 |
| Sarcocystis neurona | Horses | Epm vaccine | Fort Dodge | In vitro-cultured merozoites, chemically inactivated | 104 |
| Babesia canis | Dogs | Pirodog and Nobivac Piro | Merial and Intervet (respectively) | In vitro-cultured supernatant antigens, reduce clinical disease | 117, 156 |
| Leishmania donovani | Dogs | Leishmune | Fort Dodge | Native fucose-mannose-ligand antigen complex | 21 |
| Eimeria maxima | Poultry | CoxAbic | Novartis AH | Gametocyte antigen(s); transmission blocking through maternal antibody transfer | 192 |
a
See also company websites.
b
C. Heuer, C. Nicholson, D. Russell, and J. Weston, presented at the 19th International Conference of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology, New Orleans, LA, 2003.