Falco 28 - International Wildlife Consultants Ltd.

Elena Obon 1 , Tom Bailey 2 , Antonio Di Somma 2 , Sunitha Joseph 3
1
P.O.Box 25. 08340- Vilassar de Mar (Barcelona). Spain.
2
Dubai Falcon Hospital, P.O.Box 23919, Dubai, UAE.
3
Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, P.O.Box 597, Dubai, UAE.
Table 1. Serological response of 30 falcons to vaccination with H5N2 avian influenza vaccine.
Species Id Titre day 0 Titre 2nd dose vaccine Time between vaccines
Hybrid falcons (GxP, GxS) H1 0 1:64 11 weeks
n=15 H2 0 0 12 weeks
H3 0 0 2 weeks
H4 0 1:32 14 weeks
H5 0 1:32 14 weeks
H6 1:32 1:256 excluded from study
H7 0 1:64 5 weeks
H8 0 0 3 weeks
H9 0 1:256 10 weeks
H10 0 0 1 week
H11 0 1:32 10 weeks
H12 0 0 3 weeks
H13 0 0 4 weeks
H14 0 0 9 weeks
H15 1:128 1:256 excluded from study
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) G1 0 1:32 13 weeks
n=12 G2 0 1:16 15 weeks
G3 0 1:32 14 weeks
G4 0 0 4 weeks
G5 0 0 3 weeks
G6 0 1:64 11 weeks
G7 0 1:64 8 weeks
G8 0 0 7 weeks
G9 0 1:64 6 weeks
G10 0 0 3 weeks
G11 0 1:32 9 weeks
G12 0 1:32 4 weeks
Peregrine Falcon (Falco
peregrinus)
P1 1:32 1:64 excluded from study
n=2 P2 0 0 3 weeks
Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) S1 0 1:256 4 weeks
n=1
TOTAL 30
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