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. 1975 Apr;36(4 Pt 2):553-5.

Immunity to transmissible (coronaviral) enteritis of turkeys (bluecomb)

  • PMID: 164801

Immunity to transmissible (coronaviral) enteritis of turkeys (bluecomb)

B S Pomeroy et al. Am J Vet Res. 1975 Apr.

Abstract

Turkey flocks recovering from natural and laboratory induced coronaviral enteritis developed lifelong immunity. Virus neutralization tests indicated that neutralization capacity of serums from recovered turkeys was low. One-way cross challenge test using turkeys inoculated with various bluecomb isolates revealed close antigenic relationship or antigenic identity among bluecomb isolates. The controlled application of intestinal preparations containing coronavirus as a vaccination procedure had value in developing active lasting immunity but it has limitations in areas that are attempting to eliminate the disease by a depopulation program. Killed vaccines injected parenterally did not produce a detectable immunity.

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