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Immunomodulatory Effect of Levamisole, BCG, and Vit E+Se on the Immune Response of Ewes to Sheep pox Vaccine

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Veterinary Pathology & Animal Diseases

Abstract

Sheep pox infection poses a significant socio-economic threat to sheep production worldwide. Vaccination is the most effective preventive measure against this disease. This study examines the immunomodulatory effects of various immunostimulants on the immune response of Barki ewes to the live-attenuated sheep pox Vaccine. Sixty Barki ewes were vaccinated with the live-attenuated sheep pox vaccine and divided into four groups: Pox (vaccine only), BCG (vaccine + 0.1 ml BCG), E+Se (vaccine + 0.5 ml/10 kg Vitamin E + Selenium) and Lev (vaccine + 1 ml Levamisole 10%/50 kg). Blood samples were collected to assess humoral immunity (NI), innate immunity, and clinicopathological parameters. The E+Se group showed the best NI, minimal innate immunological alterations, normal hemogram, liver, and kidney function tests, and improved total protein, globulin levels, and neutrophil phagocytic index. The Lev group had NI values close to the Pox group, while the BCG group had lower NI than the Pox group. Innate immunological alterations and haemato-biochemical changes were more pronounced in the Lev and BCG groups compared to the Pox group and in the BCG group compared to the Lev group. Conclusion: The E+Se injection before the live-attenuated sheep pox vaccine significantly enhanced the ewes' humoral immune response and reduced vaccination side effects.

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2024.296483.2165

Keywords

sheep pox vaccine, Neutralization index, Clinicopathological alterations, Levamisole, BCG, E+Se

Authors

First Name

Asmaa

Last Name

Darwish

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A

Affiliation

Animal and poultry health department, animal production and poultry division, Desert Research Center (DRC), Cairo, Egypt.

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asmaa_vet25@yahoo.com

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matrouh

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0000-0002-8675-6313

First Name

Mona

Last Name

Mahmoud

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Animal and poultry health department, animal production and poultry division, Desert Research Center (DRC), Cairo, Egypt.

Email

drmona_1960@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Gehad

Last Name

Donia

MiddleName

R

Affiliation

Animal and poultry health department, animal production and poultry division, Desert Research Center (DRC), Cairo, Egypt.

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gehad.donia@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

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-

First Name

Amira

Last Name

El-sayed

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Veterinary Serum and Vaccine Research Institute (VSVRI), Pox department, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

amiraelsaied@gmail.com

City

CAIRO

Orcid

-

First Name

Ayatollah

Last Name

Bassiouny

MiddleName

I

Affiliation

Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Veterinary Serum and Vaccine Research Institute (VSVRI), Pox department, Cairo, Egypt

Email

aytollah@hotmail.com

City

Cairo

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-

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Receive Date

2024-06-09

Publish Date

2024-09-29

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1

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11

Print ISSN

1110-0222

Online ISSN

2357-089X

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140

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Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Immunomodulatory Effect of Levamisole, BCG, and Vit E+Se on the Immune Response of Ewes to Sheep pox Vaccine

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23 Dec 2024