From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2003-10-25 02:34:12 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Vaccine against Giardia
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <LAW12-F92d5X00lfepH0000a79a@hotmail.com>
It is not likely but tests have not been done. Due to such a high
prevalence in your country perhaps it would be worth contacting the company
that makes the vaccine and see if it might be worth testing the feline
version in the ferrets there. Good Luck. In general here there are mixed
feelings on these vaccines. Some feel the vaccines can aid in treating
giardia but not very good for prevention. This is what a University of Ill
parasitlogist told me. Hope you can find an answer.
Susan Liszewski DVM
>From: "Danny" <danielachagas@ibest.com.br>
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] Vaccine against Giardia
>Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 19:51:37 -0200
>
>Hi,
>my name is Daniela and is veterinary medicine in São Paulo (Brazil), would
>like to know if somebody has knowledge on on vaccination of ferrets against
>giardiasis. Therefore in São Paulo a vaccine that assists in the prevention
>and diminishes the elimination of the cysts of Giardia in dogs, with the
>name of "GiardiaVax® - was launched here to some months - vaccine
>inactivated against canine Giardíase". Much of my customers comes
>questioning me if this vaccine would not function for ferrets, since this
>species I acquired with much easiness the Giardia and comes being each more
>resistant time the treatments.
>Debtor for the attention, Daniela.
>
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