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Tuberculosis
Research from D.M. Zimmerman and co-authors in the area of tuberculosis published
May 5th, 2009
According to a study from the United States, "Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)-positive and FIV-negative cats (n = 4/group) received 2 x 10(6) CFU Mycobacterium tuberculosis Delta lysA Delta panCD intramuscularly." "Vaccination elicited antibody responses, albeit at lower levels in FIV-positive cats than in FIV-negative cats. Delayed-type hypersensitivity responses were minimal in both groups," wrote D.M. Zimmerman and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "No adverse reactions were found." Zimmerman and colleagues published their study in Clinical and Vaccine Immunology (Safety and Immunogenicity of the Mycobacterium...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-05-05)
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