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Rob Keene, DVM

Rob Keene, DVM, is an equine technical manager for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI). Keene focuses on university outreach, equine infectious disease, and monitoring research projects. He has more than 10 years of equine veterinary practice experience and received his bachelor of science degree from Montana State University and a bachelor of science and doctor of veterinary medicine degrees from Colorado State University.

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West Nile Virus Vaccination

Rob Keene, DVM March 1, 2003

The following responses to questions are from Rob Keene, DVM, a field technical consulting equine veterinarian with Fort Dodge Animal Health (FDAH), manufacturers of the West Nile virus vaccine.

The West Nile virus (WNV) vaccine is probably one of the best-known vaccines on the market right now. How did you get it ready so quickly after WNV was found in the United States?