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Studies from N. Speybroeck et al add new findings in the area of life sciences
July 9th, 2008
"Theileria parva is the causative agent of East Coast fever (ECF), an important cattle disease in East and Central Africa. One of the methods for control of ECF is 'infection and treatment', a procedure in which an animal is infected with the live parasite and at the same time treated with a long-acting oxytetracycline formulation, restraining the infection and allowing a protective cellular immune response to develop," scientists in Antwerp, Belgium report. "Optimal immunizing doses were estimated using models of trichotomous response: dysimmunization (death or severe reaction during immunization), immunization failure (death or severe reaction during lethal challenge)...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-07-09)
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