PPV: Viral evolution raises vaccine issues
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“There are indications that some of the oldest vaccine strains are not providing full protection against emerging new genotypes of parvovirus” Hear how Dr. Poul Henning Rathkjen (Boehringer Ingelheim Nordic) and Professor Hans Nauwynck (Head of Virology at the University of Ghent’s veterinary medicine faculty in Belgium) assess recent reports of the emergence of new, virulent strains of the porcine parvovirus PPV. Running time: 35 minutes
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