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Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccines
Research from National Dairy Development Board yields new data on foot and mouth disease vaccines
August 20th, 2008
Researchers detail in 'Partial sequence analysis of VP1 of Indian isolates of foot-and-mouth disease virus type Asia-1,' new data in foot and mouth disease. According to a study from India, "Nucleotide sequence of 3' end of VP1 (1D region) was determined using RT-PCR amplified DNA of 31 foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) type Asia-1 field isolates originating from 11 different geographically distinct states of India during the period 1987-2000. These field strains exhibited an average of 7.5% divergence among them and were found to be divergent from the Indian vaccine strains Asia-1 WBN 117/85, IND 8/79, and IND 63/72, by an average 5.9, 14.8, and 7.4% divergence, respectively."...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-08-20)
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