Methods of vaccine administration
AssigneeZoetis Services LLC
InventorsCassius McAllister Tucker, John David Haworth
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method of treating a dog for canine diseases comprising administering to the dog therapeutically effective amounts of a vaccine, wherein the vaccine comprises viral antigens, a bacterin, or both, and wherein the vaccine is administered subcutaneously or orally according to the schedules provided herein.
Claims21
A method of eliciting protective titer against Canine Distemper (CD) virus in a serum of a dog comprising administering to the dog therapeutically effective amounts of vaccine, wherein the vaccine comprises a viral antigen, and, optionally, a bacterin, and wherein the vaccine is administered orally in a first dose and orally in a second dose, said second dose being administered about 7 days to about 35 days following administration of said first dose, and wherein said viral antigen is CD virus, and one or more of canine adenovirus type 2 (CAV-2), canine parainfluenza (CPI) virus, canine parvovirus (CPV), and canine coronavirus (CCV), and wherein said optional bacterin is selected from the group consisting of Leptospira canicola, L. grippotyphosa, L. icterohaemorrhagiae, L. pomona, L. bratislava, and Bordetella bronchiseptica, wherein said protecting titer against CD is greater than or equal to 1:32 at three weeks after said second vaccination.
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