Comparing Intradermal (ID) Rabies Vaccination with Conventional IM Regimen on Humoral Response of New Zealand White Rabbits for the Production of Animal-Derived Polyclonal Antibodies
Table 1
Distribution of the tested animals among distinct groups according to vaccination schedules.
Group ID
Vaccination regimen applied
Immunization days 0-3-7-14-28
Sites of injection
Total vaccine vials used/animal
R1 (control)
Essen IM single dose 0.5 ml
1-1-1-1-1 28 days
1-site
5 vials
R2
IPC (ID) 0.1 ml/site
2-2-2-0-0 7 days
2-site
1.1 vials
R3
TRC (ID) 0.1 ml/site
2-2-2-0-2 28 days
2-site
1.1 vials
R4
Alternate (ID) 0.1 ml/site
4-4-4-0-0 7 days
4-site
3 vials
Booster doses: as recommended by WHO for polyclonal RIG production.