The Veterinary Record, Vol 122, Issue 3, 54-59
Copyright © 1988 by British Veterinary Association
Encephalitis in dogs associated with a batch of canine distemper (Rockborn) vaccine
HJ Cornwell,
H Thompson,
IA McCandlish,
L Macartney,
and
AS Nash
Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Glasgow Veterinary School, Bearsden.
During a period of seven months in 1982-83 cases of postvaccinal encephalitis were recorded in dogs in various parts of Britain after the administration of a particular batch of combined distemper/hepatitis vaccine. Detailed investigations of one of these cases revealed that the distemper component was responsible and the vaccine virus was recovered from the brain of an affected dog.
