Method for keeping a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine available for emergency vaccination
OwnerDaniel G.E. Goovaerts, Theodorus Jansen +1inventors
InventorsDaniel G.E. Goovaerts, Theodorus Jansen, Guntram Paul
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to a method for keeping a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine available for emergency vaccination of animals against foot-and-mouth disease, the vaccine comprising a foot-and-mouth disease antigen formulated in a water-in-oil emulsion, the method comprising the steps of providing the formulated vaccine, freezing the vaccine, and storing the frozen vaccine until it is needed for emergency vaccination.
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A method for keeping a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine available for emergency vaccination of animals against foot-and-mouth disease, the vaccine comprising a foot-and-mouth disease antigen formulated in a water-in-oil emulsion, said method comprising:
- providing the formulated vaccine,
- freezing the vaccine, and
- storing the frozen vaccine until it is needed for emergency vaccination.
A method for testing a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine comprising a foot-and-mouth disease antigen formulated in a water-in-oil emulsion, said method comprising:
- formulating the vaccine,
- freezing the vaccine,
- storing the frozen vaccine for a predetermined time,
- thawing the vaccine, and
- determining the potency of the thawed vaccine.
A combination of a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine comprising a foot-and-mouth disease antigen formulated in a water-in-oil emulsion, and an instruction that the vaccine may be stored at a temperature below a freezing temperature of the vaccine until needed for vaccination.
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