Leanne...Is CCV a piggy back virus to CPV-2? Some similar to Delta Virus and Hep B (HBV) interaction in humans...
What you take on this??? Thank you for sharing! Kathy Yonkers Stuarthome CKCS ---------- >From: Leanne Bertani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [CKCS-L] vaccinations: coronavirus >Date: Sun, Jan 20, 2002, 9:06 PM > > Carol, > Here is what Dr RD Schultz (professor & chair, University of Wisconsin) has > to say about Corona virus: > > "Coronavirus vaccines - Although approximately 50% of practices routinely > use coronavirus vaccine, most vaccine experts agree that this vaccine is not > needed. Some experts consider CCV vaccines useless. Clinical disease rarely > occurs with CCV infection and when disease does occur it is usually mild, > self-limiting and most commonly seen in pups less than 8 weeks of age - an > age which is earlier than vaccine would provide benefit. Based on our > observations that the preponderance of clinical cases caused by CCV occur in > young pups, any "protection" derived from vaccination of pups or from > natural infection would, in the practical sense, last a lifetime. > Furthermore, CCV alone has not been shown to experimentally cause > significant disease in susceptible dogs. The demonstration that CCV can > enhance the severity of disease caused by CPV-2, does not suggest a need for > CCV vaccine since dogs vaccinated with CPV-2 vaccine only, are completely > protected when co-infected with a combination of CCV and CPV-2. [6] CCV > vaccine alone provided no protection for dogs challenged with a combination > of CCV and CPV-2." > > CCV = canine corona virus > CPV-2 = canine parvovirus > > Leanne > > ----- Original Message ----- My vet does include coronavirus in their > vaccine, and I wish they >> didn't. I have discussed this with her, and she feels it's necessary, > says >> they've seen enough of it to think it is necessary here. I always bring >> her any articles I read > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
