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. 2009 Jun 3;49(2):161–168. doi: 10.1007/s12088-009-0028-7

A combined vaccine against Brucella abortus and infectious bovine rhinotracheitis

Govindasamy Kamaraj 1, Shankar R Chinchkar 1, Lingala Rajendra 1, Villuppanoor Alwar Srinivasan 1,
PMCID: PMC3450140  PMID: 23100765

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to study the immune response in calves vaccinated with Brucella abortus strain 19, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) vaccines in monovalent form and combined vaccine containing both antigen. The seroconversion of monovalent and combined vaccines was tested in seronegative cattle calves. IBR vaccine alone and combination with live Brucella abortus S19 vaccine elicited an anamnestic response on day 60 post booster but started declining from day 90 onwards against IBR. B. abortus S19 alone and in combination with IBR vaccine gave more than 2 log protection in mice two weeks post challenge. Fluorescence polarization assay analysis with sera samples of calves vaccinated with B. abortus S19 monovalent vaccine alone and in combination with IBR vaccine revealed the presence of B. abortus antibodies. The components of the combined vaccine did not show any evidence of interference in the development of immunity. This combined vaccine may provide economical and affordable biological for the control of brucellosis and IBR.

Keywords: Brucella abortus S19, Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, Combined vaccine, Immune response, Protective index

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