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The DA2PPC vaccine protects against the debilitating and deadly disease canine distemper. This disease is a fatal viral illness that causes neurologic dysfunction, pneumonia, nonspecific systemic symptoms such as fever and fatigue, and weight loss, as well as upper respiratory symptoms and diarrhea, poor appetite, and vomiting. [4]
Leptospirosis is a blood infection caused by the bacteria Leptospira [8] that can infect humans, dogs, rodents and many other wild and domesticated animals. [8] Signs and symptoms can range from none to mild (headaches, muscle pains, and fevers) to severe (bleeding in the lungs or meningitis). [5]
Most vaccination protocols recommend a series of vaccines for puppies, with vaccine boosters given at 11-13 weeks, then at 15-17 weeks and so on. Frequency of vaccination thereafter varies depending on the lifestyle of the individual dog, including: [4] indoor vs. outdoor; travel plans; kennel/boarding plans; underlying disease conditions ...
The vaccination schedule in Japan is defined and partially recommended by Immunization Act (Japanese: 予防接種法) and its related cabinet order (Japanese: 予防接種法施行令). [ 14 ] [ 15 ] By the combined laws, infections are categorized into two groups: Category A is recommended for vaccination to prevent pandemic whereas Category ...
A separate vaccine is available for protection against botulism if required. Leptospirosis vaccine is available as a double vaccine that protects against both L. hardjo and L. pomona bacterium, or is also available in a 7in1 vaccine that combines with the clostridial 5in1 vaccine into one vaccination. [8]
An increasing number of children are undervaccinated, of whom an estimated 13% or more are believed to be so because of parental choice. [15] One survey, published in Vaccine, found that 9.4% of parents in King County, Washington used an alternative vaccine schedule, [1] while another survey found that more than 1 out of 10 parents of children aged between 6 months and 6 years used an ...
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Leptospirosis is treated with the antibiotics doxycycline and penicillin. [28] There are more than 200 diverse pathogenic Leptospira serovars, making it challenging to develop an effective vaccine. [31] However, vaccines for the serovars known as Hardjo, Pomona, Canicola, Grippotyphosa and icterohaemorrhagiae have been developed.