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MANY workers1 have recorded thermal reactions in cattle following vaccination with lapinized rinderpest virus. In Kenya, thermal reactions are notable by their absence in vaccinated zebu, high- and low-grade European-zebu crosses and pure-bred European cattle2. In an attempt to clarify the position, an analysis of 5,295 morning temperatures from 444 cattle, including 113 uninoculated controls, was made. The cattle had been used for the testing of batches of lapinized rinderpest virus vaccine between August 30, 1950, and March 10, 1952. All the vaccinated cattle were found to be immune on challenge with virulent virus and all the control cattle proved to be susceptible.
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SCOTT, G. Thermal Reactions of Kenya Cattle vaccinated with Lapinized Rinderpest Virus. Nature 174, 44 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174044a0
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