Retrospective evaluation of measles antibody titers in vaccinated captive gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Megan W. Blasier; Dominic A. Travis; Robyn Barbiers

doi:10.1638/03-030.1

Retrospective evaluation of measles antibody titers in vaccinated captive gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Megan W. Blasier, Dominic A. Travis, Robyn Barbiers

Veterinary Population Medicine

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Retrospective analyses of banked serum samples and medical records from captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at Lincoln Park Zoo showed that vaccination of gorillas with a human vaccine induced antibody production. No significant relationship was found between the groups that received one, two, or three vaccinations and the probability of seroconversion. These data also suggested that antibodies in western lowland gorillas persist for at least 11 yr. This information is useful in the assessment of vaccination protocols for captive gorillas and in the implementation of preventive care in wild gorilla populations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	198-203
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Volume	36
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1638/03-030.1
State	Published - Jun 2005

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Gorilla gorilla beringei
Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Measles
Mountain gorilla
Vaccine
Western lowland gorilla

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