ASF Vaccine Use Suspended Pending Investigation of Deaths of Vaccinated Pigs
The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says, despite the suspension of use of a new African Swine Fever vaccine in Vietnam, progress is still being made
by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca
The use of a gene deleted African Swine Fever Vaccine, developed by USDA’s Ag Research Service and licensed for further testing to a company in Vietnam, has been suspended after pigs that had been vaccinated died.
Dr. Paul Sundberg, the Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center and a member of the Swine Innovation Porc African Swine Fever Research Working Group, says initial reports indicated the vaccine’s efficacy was very high and safety studies were also very promising.
“It may not be vaccine related but certainly that’s something that we have to know”
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