From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2004-11-13 17:02:08 UTC
Subject: Using less vaccine with under the skin vax is under study Oh, no,
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Sukie's been reading again
Message-id: <C0D87EAE-3595-11D9-8C7C-000A95CD182C@mac.com>
The physiological mechanism involved in this technique to use less
vaccine looks pretty generic to me and ferrets have thick skins which
*might* make these shots easier than in humans (???).
*Might* this eventually (years away, I suspect) be a possible way to
use less vaccine per ferret, and if so then how much is the DEVELOPMENT
of new anaphylactic reactions to substances dependent on amount of
substance instead of just frequency of exposure? Might it be a way to
reduce to reduce the rare instances of anaphylactic reactions without
risking loss of protection?
I know that more would need to be learned, of course.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20041113/fob1.asp
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