«Ideally, horses will develop antibodies against
the relevant vaccine strain, resulting in a significant reduction of clinical disease and nasal shedding of the virus,» points out Hancock.
Not exact matches
Scientists contacted by Nature say that basic research on such mutated
strains may eventually yield insight
relevant to developing pandemic countermeasures such as drugs and
vaccines.
«That there was differential protection in this context both underlines the potential importance of even low - virulence or less transmissible
strains to older populations and the fact that
vaccines may afford
relevant effectiveness among frail older persons even when A / H1N1 predominates,» the authors wrote.
The new backbone could help streamline annual
vaccine production, which could be especially
relevant during a pandemic, notes Kawaoka's group, when the sudden emergence of novel
strains forces companies to rapidly make millions of doses of a new
vaccine.
In our next article, we'll offer some quick tips to help ensure you have broad and
relevant coverage against IAV - S when you need it (keep in mind that a
vaccine that helps protect against one
strain does not always cross-protect against others).
With test studies against six EIV
strains since 2002, Zoetis continues its legacy of evaluating the FLUVAC INNOVATOR line of
vaccines to help ensure the most
relevant protection.1,3 - 6