West Nile Virus Vaccine Challenge Study Q&A

Research and Development representatives from Fort Dodge Animal Health presented results from their challenge study of the West Nile virus (WNV) vaccine on Sept. 18. The information was presented at the World Organisation for Animal Health (Office International des Epizooties–OIE) meeting “Vaccines for OIE list A and Emerging Diseases” in Ames, Iowa. The presentation followed the USDA’s

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Research and Development representatives from Fort Dodge Animal Health presented results from their challenge study of the West Nile virus (WNV) vaccine on Sept. 18. The information was presented at the World Organisation for Animal Health (Office International des Epizooties–OIE) meeting “Vaccines for OIE list A and Emerging Diseases” in Ames, Iowa. The presentation followed the USDA’s approval late last week to release the abstract detailing the study.

Fort Dodge’s vaccine was released with a conditional license from the USDA in August 2001, and that license was renewed in July of this year. (In order to obtain a conditional license, a vaccine must show purity, safety, and a reasonable expectation of efficacy—-read about the vaccine’s release at https://thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=1109,) Information has been and still is largely unavailable on the specifics of this study due to the fact that the vaccine remains under consideration for full licensure from the USDA

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Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director, grew up riding and caring for her family’s horses in Central Virginia and received a B.A. in journalism and equestrian studies from Averett University. She joined The Horse in 1999 and has led the editorial team since 2010. A 4-H and Pony Club graduate, she enjoys dressage, eventing, and trail riding with her former graded-stakes-winning Thoroughbred gelding, It Happened Again (“Happy”). Stephanie and Happy are based in Lexington, Kentucky.

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