Eimeria stiedai: delayed hypersensitivity response in rabbit coccidiosis. |
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Authors: | P H Klesius T T Kramer J C Frandsen |
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Affiliation: | USDA-ARS-SR, Regional Parasite Research Laboratory, Auburn, Alabama 36830 U.S.A.;Department of Veterinary Microbiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36830 U.S.A.;USDA-ARS-SR, Regional Parasite Research Laboratory, Auburn, Alabama 36830 U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | The development of delayed hypersensitivity (DH) in rabbits infected with Eimeria stiedai was shown by skin testing. A particulate antigen fraction was prepared by extraction of nonsporulated E. stiedai oocysts and found to be effective in producing dermal induration similar to that seen in a tuberculin reaction. The average diameter was 9 mm (range 7–11.0 mm, n = 26) with an average thickness of 0.4–0.5 mm for infected rabbits. All skin reactions were negative in noninfected animals (0–3.0 mm diameter and 0–0.2 mm thickness). Histological examination of dermal reactions revealed mononuclear cell infiltration within 48 hr with areas of necrobiosis. Skin reactivity was passively transferred to noninfected rabbits with lymphocyte suspensions and cell-free transfer factor but not with serum from infected skin-reactive animals. Delayed hypersensitivity was detected in 11 of 28 infected rabbits at 10 days, and by 20–30 days, 53 of the 55 animals tested showed positive skin reactions. |
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Keywords: | Coccidiosis Oocyst Hypersensitivity delayed Skin testing Antigen Rabbit Immunity, cell mediated Transfer factor |
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