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ArticleClinical and experimental vaccine research2023

Detection of immunity in sheep following anti-rabies vaccination.

Hasanthi Rathnadiwakara, Mangala Gunatilake, Florence Cliquet, Marine Wasniewski, Mayuri Thammitiyagodage, Ramani Karunakaran, Jean-Christophe Thibault, Mohamed Ijas

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Article in Clinical and experimental vaccine research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Hasanthi RathnadiwakaraDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4371-3230
Mangala GunatilakeDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5753-5167
Florence CliquetEU/WOAH/WHO Reference Laboratory for Rabies, OMCL for rabies vaccines, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety, Nancy, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2237-1243
Marine WasniewskiEU/WOAH/WHO Reference Laboratory for Rabies, OMCL for rabies vaccines, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety, Nancy, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5054-3634
Mayuri ThammitiyagodageMedical Research Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3171-9435
Ramani KarunakaranMedical Research Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8891-0233
Jean-Christophe ThibaultFormerly Boehringer-Ingelheim, Lyon, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4313-6384
Mohamed IjasMunicipal Veterinary Department, Colombo Municipal Council, Colombo, Sri Lanka.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2781-9211
University of Colombo · LKAgence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l’Alimentation, de l’Environnement et du Travail · FRMedical Research Institute · LKBoehringer Ingelheim (France) · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Rabies is a fatal but preventable disease with proper pre-exposure anti-rabies vaccination (ARV). Dogs, as household pets and strays, are the reservoir and vector of the disease, and dog bites have been associated with human rabies cases in Sri Lanka over the past few years. However, other susceptible species having frequent contact with humans may be a source of infection. One such species is sheep and immunity following ARV has never been tested in sheep reared in Sri Lanka. Materials and Methods: We have tested serum samples from sheep reared in the Animal Centre, Medical Research Institute of Sri Lanka for the presence of anti-rabies antibodies following ARV. Sheep serum samples were tested with Bio-Pro Rabies enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) antibody kits used for the first time in Sri Lanka and our results were verified by a seroneutralization method on cells (fluorescent antibody virus neutralization, FAVN test) currently recommended by World Organization for Animal Health and World Health Organization. Results: Sheep received annual ARV and maintained high neutralizing antibody titers in their serum. No maternal antibodies were detected in lamb around 6 months of age. Agreement between the ELISA and FAVN test, i.e., coefficient concordance was 83.87%. Conclusion: Annual vaccination in sheep has an effect on maintaining adequate protection against rabies by measurements of anti-rabies antibody response. Lambs need to be vaccinated earlier than 6 months of age to achieve protective levels of neutralizing antibodies in their serum. Introducing this ELISA in Sri Lanka will be a good opportunity to determine the level of anti-rabies antibodies in animal serum samples.

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Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayFluorescent antibody virus neutralization testRabies antibodiesRabies vaccinationSheep

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