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Immunisation of sheep against heartwater in The Gambia using inactivated and attenuated Ehrlichia ruminantium vaccines. 2007

Bonto Faburay, and Dirk Geysen, and Ansumana Ceesay, and Isabel Marcelino, and Paula M Alves, and Amar Taoufik, and Milagros Postigo, and Lesley Bell-Sakyi, and Frans Jongejan
International Trypanotolerance Centre, PMB 14, Banjul, The Gambia. b.fabureh1@vet.uu.nl <b.fabureh1@vet.uu.nl>

Heartwater (cowdriosis) is a disease of ruminants caused by a rickettsial pathogen Ehrlichia ruminantium and transmitted by ticks of the genus Amblyomma. The purpose of this work was to evaluate the protective efficacies of inactivated and attenuated vaccines to protect sheep against heartwater in The Gambia. An inactivated vaccine, prepared from E. ruminantium (Gardel stock), and a live attenuated vaccine from E. ruminantium (Senegal stock), were evaluated in two independent on-station trials. A local stock of E. ruminantium (Kerr Seringe) was used as challenge material. Inactivated and live attenuated vaccines provided 43% and 100% protection, respectively, against virulent needle challenge. In a subsequent field trial, the attenuated vaccine protected 75% of sheep against virulent tick challenge, which was fatal for all control sheep. Quantification by real-time PCR showed that an immunising dose of approximately 23,000 attenuated E. ruminantium organisms was sufficient. Moreover, restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis indicated that the local Kerr Seringe genotype caused mortality amongst control sheep, whereas fatalities in the vaccinated group could be attributed to a different genotype.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007114 Immunization Deliberate stimulation of the host's immune response. ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION involves administration of ANTIGENS or IMMUNOLOGIC ADJUVANTS. PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION involves administration of IMMUNE SERA or LYMPHOCYTES or their extracts (e.g., transfer factor, immune RNA) or transplantation of immunocompetent cell producing tissue (thymus or bone marrow). Immunologic Stimulation,Immunostimulation,Sensitization, Immunologic,Variolation,Immunologic Sensitization,Immunological Stimulation,Sensitization, Immunological,Stimulation, Immunologic,Immunizations,Immunological Sensitization,Immunological Sensitizations,Immunological Stimulations,Sensitizations, Immunological,Stimulation, Immunological,Stimulations, Immunological,Variolations
D012150 Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length Variation occurring within a species in the presence or length of DNA fragment generated by a specific endonuclease at a specific site in the genome. Such variations are generated by mutations that create or abolish recognition sites for these enzymes or change the length of the fragment. RFLP,Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism,RFLPs,Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms
D004269 DNA, Bacterial Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of bacteria. Bacterial DNA
D005714 Gambia A republic in western Africa, constituting an enclave within SENEGAL extending on both sides of the Gambia River. Its capital is Banjul, formerly Bathurst. Republic of the Gambia
D005838 Genotype The genetic constitution of the individual, comprising the ALLELES present at each GENETIC LOCUS. Genogroup,Genogroups,Genotypes
D006357 Heartwater Disease A tick-borne septicemic disease of domestic and wild ruminants caused by EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM. Disease, Heartwater
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001428 Bacterial Vaccines Suspensions of attenuated or killed bacteria administered for the prevention or treatment of infectious bacterial disease. Bacterial Vaccine,Bacterin,Vaccine, Bacterial,Vaccines, Bacterial
D012756 Sheep Any of the ruminant mammals with curved horns in the genus Ovis, family Bovidae. They possess lachrymal grooves and interdigital glands, which are absent in GOATS. Ovis,Sheep, Dall,Dall Sheep,Ovis dalli
D012757 Sheep Diseases Diseases of domestic and mountain sheep of the genus Ovis. Ovine Diseases,Disease, Ovine,Disease, Sheep,Diseases, Ovine,Diseases, Sheep,Ovine Disease,Sheep Disease

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