Future international management of African horse sickness vaccines.
Three types of African horse sickness (AHS) vaccine, namely adult mouse brain, modified live vaccine and inactivated viral vaccine (IVV) are reviewed. The results of efficacy trials carried out with each vaccine type highlight the advantages of the IVV. Vaccination with African horse sickness virus serotype 4 IVV, given as 2 separate doses, provided full protection against subsequent, homologous challenge. The absence of any detectable viraemia after challenge would also prevent infection of insect vectors. The advantages of establishing international vaccine banks for AHS are discussed.
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USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Greenport, New York, USA.
D000355:African Horse Sickness / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000356:African Horse Sickness Virus / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D006736:Horses; D051379:Mice; D012692:Serial Passage; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated / Q000592:standards; D015164:Vaccines, Inactivated / Q000592:standards; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000592:standards
D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated; D015164:Vaccines, Inactivated; D014765:Viral Vaccines