VACCINATION OF PRONGHORN ANTELOPE (ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA PENINSULARIS) WITH AN INACTIVATED BLUETONGUE VIRUS VACCINE ELICITS VIRUS-NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY RESPONSE AND POSSIBLE PROTECTION UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS
Abstract
) are susceptible to bluetongue virus (BTV) infection. In infected animals, the virus causes acute hemorrhagic disease with a mortality rate exceeding 50 percent. The Baja Peninsular pronghorn antelope is an endangered subspecies of pronghorn in North America with the population declining since 1990. The objective of this study was to evaluate safety and virus-neutralizing (VN) antibody production of an inactivated vaccine containing three serotypes of BTV (BTV-10, 11 and 17) in pronghorn antelope kept in captivity. The vaccine was administered subcutaneously to 13 antelope (three male, 10 females;
Fields of Study & Subjects
Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
Virology and Viral Diseases
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
- Publisher
- American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 20–30
- Publication date
- 4 January 2026
- Language
- EN