Vaccination and Antibody Testing in Cats
Egberink, Herman (University of Utrecht. Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences)
Frymus, Tadeusz (Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW. Department of Small Animal Diseases with Clinic)
Hartmann, Katrin (Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine)
Möstl, Karin (University of Veterinary Medicine. Institute of Virology)
Addie, Diane D (Maison Zabal)
Belák, Sándor (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health)
Boucraut-Baralon, Corine (Scanelis Laboratory)
Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina (University of Zurich. Department of Clinical Diagnostics and Services)
Lloret, Albert (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Hospital Clínic Veterinari)
Marsilio, Fulvio (Università degli Studi di Teramo. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)
Pennisi, Maria Grazia (Università di Messina. Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie)
Tasker, Séverine (Linnaeus Veterinary Limited)
Thiry, Etienne (Liège University. Veterinary Virology and Animal Viral Diseases)
Truyen, Uwe (Institute of Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, University of Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany)
Hosie, Margaret J. (MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research)

Date:	2022
Abstract:	Vaccines protect cats from serious diseases by inducing antibodies and cellular immune responses. Primary vaccinations and boosters are given according to vaccination guidelines provided by industry and veterinary organizations, based on minimal duration of immunity (DOI). For certain diseases, particularly feline panleukopenia, antibody titres correlate with protection. For feline calicivirus and feline herpesvirus, a similar correlation is absent, or less clear. In this review, the European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases (ABCD) presents current knowledge and expert opinion on the use of antibody testing in different situations. Antibody testing can be performed either in diagnostic laboratories, or in veterinary practice using point of care (POC) tests, and can be applied for several purposes, such as to provide evidence that a successful immune response was induced following vaccination. In adult cats, antibody test results can inform the appropriate re-vaccination interval. In shelters, antibody testing can support the control of FPV outbreaks by identifying potentially unprotected cats. Antibody testing has also been proposed to support decisions on optimal vaccination schedules for the individual kitten. However, such testing is still expensive and it is considered impractical to monitor the decline of maternally derived antibodies.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Feline ; Titre testing ; Vaccine ; Immunization ; Maternal antibodies ; Duration of immunity ; DOI
Published in:	Viruses, Vol. 14 (july 2022) , ISSN 1999-4915

DOI: 10.3390/v14081602
PMID: 35893667

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