West Nile virus vaccine licensed for horses

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buglady - 20 Jul 2005 01:35 GMT

The USDA announced today that it issued a license for a vaccine to
protect horses from viremia caused by the West Nile virus.

A link to the press release is available on the UF/IFAS Pest Alert site.

The UF/IFAS Pest Alert WWW site is available at
http://pestalert.ifas.ufl.edu/

..........and no, before anyone asks, dogs don't need a vax for this
disease.

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John Hasler - 20 Jul 2005 02:31 GMT

> The USDA announced today that it issued a license for a vaccine to
> protect horses from viremia caused by the West Nile virus.

Fort Dodge has been selling one for three years and Merck for two (on
provisional license).

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buglady - 20 Jul 2005 11:20 GMT

> > The USDA announced today that it issued a license for a vaccine to
> > protect horses from viremia caused by the West Nile virus.
>
> Fort Dodge has been selling one for three years and Merck for two (on
> provisional license).

...........so I guess they've *tested* it on enough horses by now..... ;-)

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Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / July 2005

West Nile virus vaccine licensed for horses