Message Number: SG12420 | New FHL Archives Search
From: pjdutche@email.unc.edu
Date: 2005-01-18 15:11:59 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] CANAVAC, Distemper Vaccine used in Czech Republic...
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <7541904.1106061119370.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>

Author wrote:
> My guess is that it is not canavac, nor canvac, but canIvac
> take a look at this link:
> http://www.biowet.pl/eng/products/canivac_FH.htm

Excellent catch!!! We'll have to wait and see if we can get confirmation o=
n which one it is, but this seems highly likely.

The site above says the distemper part of the Canivac vaccine was "prolifer=
ated on the culture of hen fibroblasts," which should mean it would be safe=
(avian source). =

Then the other part of this vaccine is for "contagious inflammation of dogs=
=E2=80=99 liver and foxes=E2=80=99 brain and spinal cord" and is cultured o=
n dogs' kidneys. Assuming this is canine infectious hepatitis (Rubarth's D=
isease), I've never heard of this infecting ferrets. But I'm just googling=
and have absolutely no specific knowledge about this. =

Still don't know what cell culture line the Canvac vaccine is grown from.

Best wishes,

-Pam S.
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