Study Shows Hendra Vaccine Boosts Horses’ Immunity
- Topics: Article, Hendra Virus
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New data from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) shows that horses exposed to a lethal dose of hendra virus six months following vaccination did not develop disease.
Commenting on the CSIRO study, the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) confirms that horses exposed to lethal doses of the virus were protected for six months after they completed a full course of the Equivac HeV vaccine.
According to Ben Gardiner, BVSc, CMAVA, president of the AVA, the new data should further increase horse owner confidence in the vaccine and support veterinarians’ efforts to vaccinate horses under their care.
“The outcome of this study is an important step in the ongoing fight against the hendra virus,” said Gardiner. “Vets and horse owners alike can now have even greater assurance that the most effective tool against this lethal virus has significant immunity
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