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    EVALUATION OF ANTI RABIES VACCINAL EFFICACY IN FREE RANGING DOG POPULATION IN BENGALURU
    (KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, BIDAR, 2018-07) LEKSHMI J. DAS; Dr. SHRIKRISHNA ISLOOR
    The present study was undertaken to evaluate the anti rabies vaccinal efficacy in free ranging dog population in Bengaluru and comparison of an iELISA with RFFIT. Serum samples from 250 free ranging dogs were collected for the study and tested by RFFIT as well as iELISA. In all, 18 wards from the North and South zones of Bengaluru were covered during the sample collection with the help of three NGOs, who claimed that those animals were annually vaccinated. So, the post vaccinal efficacy was studied and it was found that, out of 250 dogs 125 were having a protective anti rabies antibody titre by RFFIT accounting for 50 per cent of seroconversion. Samples from North zone were having a better seroconversion level (65.97%) than south zone of Bengaluru. By iELISA, 126 dogs showed a per cent positivity (PP) more than 57.09 (cut off) accounting for 50.4 per cent of post vaccinal se
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    EVALUATION OF ANTI RABIES VACCINAL EFFICACY IN FREE RANGING DOG POPULATION IN BENGALURU
    (KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, BIDAR, 2018-07) LEKSHMI J. DAS; Dr. SHRIKRISHNA ISLOOR
    The present study was undertaken to evaluate the anti rabies vaccinal efficacy in free ranging dog population in Bengaluru and comparison of an iELISA with RFFIT. Serum samples from 250 free ranging dogs were collected for the study and tested by RFFIT as well as iELISA. In all, 18 wards from the North and South zones of Bengaluru were covered during the sample collection with the help of three NGOs, who claimed that those animals were annually vaccinated. So, the post vaccinal efficacy was studied and it was found that, out
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    EVALUATION OF ANTI RABIES VACCINAL EFFICACY IN FREE RANGING DOG POPULATION IN BENGALURU
    (KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISCHERIES SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, BIDAR, 2018-07) LEKSHMI J. DAS; Dr. SHRIKRISHNA ISLOOR
    The present study was undertaken to evaluate the anti rabies vaccinal efficacy in free ranging dog population in Bengaluru and comparison of an iELISA with RFFIT. Serum samples from 250 free ranging dogs were collected for the study and tested by RFFIT as well as iELISA. In all, 18 wards from the North and South zones of Bengaluru were covered during the sample collection with the help of three NGOs, who claimed that those animals were annually vaccinated. So, the post vaccinal efficacy was studied and it was found that, out of 250 dogs 125 were having a protective anti rabies antibody titre by RFFIT accounting for 50 per cent of seroconversion. Samples from North zone were having a better seroconversion level (65.97%) than south zone of Bengaluru. By iELISA, 126 dogs showed a per cent positivity (PP) more than 57.09 (cut off) accounting for 50.4 per cent of post vaccinal seroconversion. A kappa value of >0.80 suggested a perfect agreement between the results of RFFIT and iELISA. The sensitivity and specificity of iELISA was found to be 94.4 per cent and 95.2 per cent respectively. This ELISA can be used in large population surveys instead of RFFIT to overcome the disadvantages associated with it. The present study emphases regular rabies vaccination followed by seromonitoring of free ranging dogs in Bengaluru.