Protective Effects of Passively Transferred Merozoite-Specific Antibodies against Theileria equi in Horses with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
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- 1 January 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
- Vol. 19 (1) , 100-104
Abstract
Theileria equiimmune plasma was infused into young horses (foals) with severe combined immunodeficiency. Although all foals became infected following intravenous challenge with homologousT. equimerozoite stabilate, delayed time to peak parasitemia occurred. Protective effects were associated with a predominance of passively transferred merozoite-specific IgG3.Keywords
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