Poultry, Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences
Open Access

Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College Station, Texas A&M University, TX, 77843, USA

Biography

Walt Cook was primarily interested in wildlife disease prevention and management. He have done research and management on diseases such as anthrax, brucellosis, and chronic wasting disease. he have also done work with chemical immobilization agents. He was also interested in pharmacokinetics and drug withdrawal of antibiotics and immobilizing agents.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Bacillus anthracis Sterne Strain 34f2 Vaccine Antibody Dose Response by Subcutaneous and Oral Administration
  Author(s): Jamie Benn Felix*, Sankar P Chaki, Thomas A Ficht, Allison C Rice-Ficht and Walt Cook
  
  Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) is a zoonotic disease endemic to environments worldwide. Spores, the dormant form of the bacteria, can survive for decades in nature’s harshest environments and maintain their viability to cause disease. Outbreaks are common in free-ranging livestock and wildlife, thus making anthrax an economically and ecologically important disease. The currently available vaccine to protect livestock is a suspension of B. anthracis Sterne Strain 34F2 spores in saponin (Sterne vaccine). However, it is only available as a subcutaneous injection which is an impractical method of prevention for wildlife. Oral vaccination is the ideal method for free-ranging wildlife, but the Sterne vaccine has never been thoroughly evaluated for oral administration. The current study evaluated the antibody titers induced in mice by subcutaneous or oral vaccination with three different.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2375-446X.19.7.206

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