Evaluation on stability process of Brucella melitensis - Rev. 1 vaccine in Iran

evaluation on stability process of brucella melitensis - rev. 1 vaccine in iran

according to the reports of who, stability of rev.1 vaccine should take more than one year, while the expiring date for the vaccine produced in iran is 3 to 4 months, therefore any attempt to elongate the stability of this vaccine can solve many problems of the production including the request of veterinary organization of iran in this regard. the objective of this study was to increase the sta...

First Report of Isolation of Brucella melitensis, Vaccine Strain Rev.1 as a Source of Cattle Infection in Iran

First Report of Isolation of Brucella melitensis, Vaccine Strain Rev.1 as a Source of Cattle Infection in Iran

Brucellosis is a worldwide zoonosis causing reproductive failures in livestock. It is shown that although the vaccine can prevent abortion, it does not provide complete protection against infection. So that vaccination of ewes with Rev.1 biotype can be a source of cattle and even human Brucellosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate possibility of Brucella cross-infection in cattle from Bruc...

Production de vaccin a base de Brucella melitensis souche Rev. 1 en Iran

Deletion of the GI-2 integrase and the wbkA flanking transposase improves the stability of Brucella melitensis Rev 1 vaccine

Brucella melitensis Rev 1 is the best vaccine available for the prophylaxis of small ruminant brucellosis and, indirectly, for reducing human brucellosis. However, Rev 1 shows anomalously high rates of spontaneous dissociation from smooth (S) to rough (R) bacteria, the latter being inefficacious as vaccines. This S-R instability results from the loss of the O-polysaccharide. To overcome this pr...

Innocuity and immune response to Brucella melitensis Rev.1 vaccine in camels (Camelus dromedarius).

A field trial was conducted in a camel brucellosis-free herd to evaluate antibody response to the Brucella melitensis Rev.1 vaccine in camels and assess shedding of the vaccine strain in milk. Twenty eight camels were divided into four groups according to their age and vaccination route. Groups A (n=3) and B (n=3) consisted of non-pregnant lactating female camels, vaccinated through subcutaneou...