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. 2003 May;50(4):204-6.
doi: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2003.00660.x.

The persistence of rabies virus antibodies in the sera of fox cubs

P Hostnik  1 , D Barlic-Maganja, I Toplak, J Grom
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The persistence of rabies virus antibodies in the sera of fox cubs

P Hostnik et al. J Vet Med B Infect Dis Vet Public Health. 2003 May.

Abstract

The persistence of maternal antibodies transfer from rabies-immune vixens to their fox cubs was studied. Eight vixens (Vulpes vulpes) were vaccinated 1 month before pregnancy with Lysvulpen vaccine for oral vaccination of foxes. Twenty-one were foxes born at the first half of April. The geometrical mean titre of rabies neutralizing antibodies of fox cubs sampled in May was 1.31 IU/ml and has dropped successively to 0.54 IU/ml in June samples and to 0.18 IU/ml in July samples. It has been proven that the duration of rabies maternal antibodies in fox cubs was limited to 2 months after birth.

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