The First And Only EI Vaccine In Europe To Contain A Clade 2 Strain Is Now Available In The UK
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The first and only EI vaccine in Europe to contain a clade 2 strain is now available in the UK. The new updated ProteqFlu® is also the only vaccine that is fully compliant with the latest 2014 OIE recommended EIV strains, says manufacturer Merial Animal Health.
Merial’s Louise Radford MRCVS explains the significance of the launch: “The launch marks the UK’s first and only fully updated equine flu vaccine that contains both a Clade 1 and Clade 2 antigen which includes protection against the latest Florida Clade 2 strain, Richmond 07. This is a significant step for horse health, and the equine industry as a whole,” she says.
Hervé Poulet, Merial’s head of BioDevelopment and BioResearch explains: “Merial has developed strong and unique expertise in the development of non-replicative recombinant canarypox virus-vectored vaccines for various species and diseases.
“For the development of ProteqFlu®, our non-replicative recombinant canarypox vector expressing the EI virus haemagglutinin (HA) is used because of its ability to induce a strong cellular immunity which is an essential component in protecting against this highly contagious disease.”
ProteqFlu® has also demonstrated its success and efficacy in real outbreaks, particularly during the last major outbreak, in Australia in 2007, adds Louise. “ProteqFlu® was the only vaccine chosen for the eradication programme,” she concludes. 1177 views
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7th January, 2015 22h01
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