Total haemolytic complement profile in chicks following fowl pox vaccination or infection
Kapil, S.; Das, S.K.; Kumar, A.
Acta Virologica 33(1): 87-90
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-723X PMID: 2565680 Document Number: 344011
- Total haemolytic complement levels were assessed in normal, fowl pox-vaccinated or infected chicks using radial immune haemolysis up to 28 days post-treatment. Significantly lower values of total haemolytic complement were recorded 7-21 days post-vaccination of 21 days post-infection as compared to controls (p < 0.05). The differences between intervals, the influence of the period of treatment were also significant, but the vaccinated chicks did not differ significantly from the infected ones (p < 0.05). It is concluded that lower circulating levels of total haemolytic complement may be due to deposition of complement at the sites of virus replication.