What vaccines can you get titers for?

The most common diseases tested for with vaccination titers include:

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Measles.
Mumps.
Rubella.
Chickenpox (Varicella)
Hepatitis B.
Hepatitis C.

What is a titer test for horses?

A titer is simply a test to measure the number of antibodies against a specific antigen in your horse’s blood. The number of antibodies detected correlates to the strength of your horse’s immune response against the organism.

What are titers in vaccines?

Serum titers are blood tests that measure whether or not you are immune to a given disease(s). More specifically a quantitative serum titer is a titer with a numerical value indicating your actual degree of immunity to a disease(s).

What is the 5 in 1 vaccine for horses?

Fluvac Innovator 5 is for intramuscular vaccination of healthy horses as an aid in the prevention of equine encephalomyelitis due to Eastern and Western viruses, equine rhinopneumonitis due to type 1 and 4 viruses, equine influenza due to type A2 viruses, and tetanus.

How often do horses need West Nile vaccine?

The West Nile-INNOVATORTM vaccine requires two injections, spaced three to six weeks apart. This part is critical in order for the vaccine to take its full effect. Immunity may not develop for four to six weeks after the second injection. A booster is recommended every six months to continue protection.

What vaccines do horses need yearly?

Again, ALL horses should receive the core vaccines (rabies, EEE/WEE, tetanus, and West Nile Virus). The risk-based vaccines will depend on if your horse travels, your geographic location, breeding status, and other considerations.

What is considered a high titer?

The antibody titer score is generated by the number of times the scientist can dilute a patient’s serum and still be able to detect the presence of antibodies. Titers of 1:80 and 1:160 were categorized as low titers; 1:320 moderate; and 1:960 or ≥ 1:2880 were high.

Are vaccine titers accurate?

Vaccine titers are not an effective means for assessing protection for some diseases. In general, these are for the diseases included in the noncore vaccine category as their specific protective level of antibodies have not been determined.