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Lumpi-ProVacind Vaccine

January 11 , 2023 677 days 662 0
  • Institute of Veterinary Biological Products (IVBP), Pune got “Non-Exclusive Rights” for Commercial production of “Lumpi-ProVac”.
  • Lumpi-ProVac is safe in animals and induces LSDV-specific antibodies and cell-mediated immune response.
  • The vaccine is used for the prophylactic immunization of animals against Lumpy Skin Disease, which illicit protection for about one year.
  • Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a contagious viral disease of cattle and buffalo that causes relatively low mortality.
  • The lumpy skin disease virus is a virus of the capri pox virus genus in the poxviridae family.
  • It is transmitted by insects that feed on blood, like mosquitoes, ticks, and certain species of flies.
  • It does not affect humans.

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