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. 1963 Mar;6(2):156-68.

Immunological responses to Histomonas meleagridis in the turkey and fowl

M J CLARKSON

Immunological responses to Histomonas meleagridis in the turkey and fowl

M J CLARKSON. Immunology. 1963 Mar.

Abstract

The immune responses of the turkey and fowl to intra-rectal infections with tissue containing Histomonas meleagridis were studied.

A protective immunity was produced in drug-treated turkeys and in fowls recovering spontaneously. These birds develop precipitating antibodies in their sera to an antigen derived from H. meleagridis. Antigen was first detected in caecal contents 4 days after infection and serum precipitins 7 days later. It was not possible to transfer protective immunity by injections of serum from immune to susceptible birds.

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