Age-related resistance in ovine cryptosporidiosis: patterns of infection and humoral immune response.
AUTOR(ES)
Ortegà-Mora, L M
RESUMO
The phenomenon of age-related resistance to infection with Cryptosporidium parvum has been well characterized in rodent models, and its existence has been demonstrated in calves. To determine whether this is a genuine age effect in a fully susceptible animal model or the result of infection with related pathogens inducing a nonspecific immunity, and to examine several parameters associated with severity of clinical diseases, lambs maintained in a parasite-free environment were infected with C. parvum oocysts at increasing ages. A marked decrease in the severity of clinical symptoms was observed as the age at infection increased, though the kinetics of both fecal and serum antibody responses were similar in all age groups, suggesting that mechanisms other than humoral response may play an important role in the development of age-related resistance. This study demonstrates the first experimental evidence for age-related resistance to ovine cryptosporidiosis and examines parameters which may influence the acquisition of resistance to infection.
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