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  Discussion on Merial has new WNV vaccine for 2004
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Posted on Monday, Dec 22, 2003 - 11:38 am:

Proposed for approval in early 2004 is a new generation of vaccine being developed for WNV. This vaccine is unique in that it is a vectored recombinant DNA vaccine. It is a type of modified live virus vaccine that works by infecting the vaccinated horse cell with DNA that then expresses WNV antigens...for more see the Prevention section of the WNV article.
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