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 PneumoSTAR® SIV
Swine Vaccine
Swine
influenza virus: understanding this evolving organism [pdf]
Product Information [pdf]
PneumoSTAR® SIV is a killed vaccine for use in healthy
seronegative swine as an aid in prevention of disease caused by swine
influenza virus (SIV) subtypes H1N1 and H3N2 for a period of seven
weeks following vaccination.
PneumoSTAR SIV is proven to provide broad cross-reactivity among
various SIV strains, which means more effective immunity. Plus, it
contains ImmunSTAR™ adjuvant for one-dose immunity. In recent tests,
animals vaccinated with PneumoSTAR SIV consistently outperformed
unvaccinated controls.
In this study, test pigs were vaccinated with a single 1-mL dose
of PneumoSTAR SIV, while a control group was left unvaccinated. At
seven weeks post-vaccination, vaccinates and controls were challenged
with either a heterologous H1N1 SIV strain or a heterologous H3N2
SIV strain. Five days post-challenge, percent lung damage was determined.
Controls challenged with H1N1 had 21.4-percent of lungs damaged with
lesions vs. just 4.4 percent for vaccinates. Similarly, controls
challenged with H3N2 had 31.7-percent of lungs damaged with lesions
while vaccinates only had 5.0-percent damage.
| Product
Highlights |
Effective,
convenient protection
- Provides protection from swine influenza virus with just one dose
- 1-mL dose formulation |
Broad
cross-reactivity from strain to strain
- Study results show broad cross-reactivity among various SIV strains |
When
to give it
- 3 weeks of age or older |
How
much to give
- 1 mL dose, intramuscularly |
Package
size
- 100 and 250 doses |
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