Scaling up development, production of CBPP vaccine for cattle in Kenya : project profile

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2018

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In a global first, major progress has been made toward developing a new vaccine against contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) that is safe, highly effective, easily stored and transported, with no cooling required. Researchers used computational genomics and animal trials to identify eight proteins subsequently shown to provide significant protection against CBPP. This project brief introduces new research that could prove to be a model for vaccines to protect livestock—and even humans—against other existing and emerging diseases. Production and field tests are currently underway in Kenya.

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French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Passage à grande échelle de l'élaboration et de la production du vaccin contre la péripneumonie contagieuse bovine pour le bétail au Kenya : profil de projet
This work was carried out with the aid of a grant from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and with financial support from the Government of Canada, provided through Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

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CONTAGIOUS BOVINE PLEUROPNEUMONIA, CBPP VACCINE, LIVESTOCK VACCINES, SCALING UP INTERVENTIONS, KENYA, SOUTH OF SAHARA, CATTLE, VACCINES, GENOMICS

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