Analysis on Immunological Efficacy of Rabies Vaccine in Jinhu County from 1999 to 2003

Objective This study was designed tO learn about the serological post-immunization effec-tiveness of rabies vaccine among people．Methods Statistic analysis was used for testing results of anti- bodies against rabies virus from 1999 tO 2003 in Jinhu County．Results The overall positive rate of ra-bies antibody was 94.16％．With differences of serological immunization effectiveness each year；concen-trated vaccines had a lower positive rate of antibodies than purified vaccine samples；different positiverates were found in distinct seasons with those in spring and summer lower than in autumn and winter；there were no significant difference in serological immunization efficacy among people at different ages；among each age groups，serological immunization efficacy varied，with the highest positive lying in the group below 10 years old and the lowest in people over 70；among 3 groups of juvenile，middle-aged and senior people，the positive rate in middle-aged group was the lowest．Conclusion Domestic rabies vac-cines have a stable quality and reliable immunization effectiveness and purified vaccines have more con-spicuous protective effects．