Foot and Mouth Disease
New foot and mouth disease research from J.D. Muller and co-researchers described
Published in Vaccine Weekly, March 24th, 2010
"Differentiating foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) antibodies generated during a natural infection from those due to vaccination (DIVA) is crucial for proving freedom from disease after an outbreak and allowing resumption of trade in livestock products. The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) recommends that FMDV vaccines are composed of inactivated virus that has been purified to remove non-structural viral proteins," researchers in Geelong, Australia report.
"Such purified vaccines primarily induce antibodies to viral structural proteins, whereas replicating virus stimulates host antibodies specific for both structural and non-structural proteins. The current...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2010-03-24)
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