Camels and Camelids

INVESTIGATION OF THE INCUBATION PERIOD OF CAMELPOX DURING AN OUTBREAK IN A SMALL DROMEDARY HERD

Journal Edition: August 2021
Article DOI: 10.5958/2277-8934.2021.00028.X
Published On: 27-07-2021 09:57

Sunitha Joseph, Vijay Baskar, Nissy Annie Patteril, Joerg Kinne and Ulrich Wernery
Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ABSTRACT


Our investigation showed that the incubation period of camelpox was 9 days and that vaccination with a live attenuated camelpox vaccine did not protect the dromedary camels against pox lesions, which were already in the incubation period.
Key words: Camel, camelpox, vaccination