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Fort Dodge Releases West Nile DNA Vaccine

Fort Dodge Animal Health, a division of Wyeth, has announced the licensure of West Nile-Innovator DNA, a vaccine for horses to aid in the prevention of viremia caused by the potentially deadly West Nile virus.

 Tuesday, July 19, 2005

USDA Advisory Says West Nile Virus Vaccine Safe for Use

Some recent stories have suggested that the Fort Dodge Animal Health West Nile Virus Vaccine approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture may cause pregnant mares to abort or give birth to deformed foals. Unfortunately, as a result, USDA is concerned that horse owners may not use an effective preventive measure against West Nile virus available to them, that of vaccinating their horses.

 Friday, June 27, 2003

Vets Seek Solutions to Declining Number of Equine Practitioners

Is there a horse doctor in the house? If the job trend for veterinary school graduates continues as it has for the past few years, then the answer might be "no."

 Friday, June 27, 2003

Fort Dodge Speaks Out On WNV Vaccine

The following is a letter from the vice president of Fort Dodge Animal Health, the manufacturer of the USDA-approved West Nile vaccine that in recent weeks has been the subject of some controversy.

 Thursday, June 12, 2003

West Nile Vaccine: Adverse Effects in Mares?

Based on their experiences, top veterinarians dispute a published report alleging that the West Nile virus vaccine might have caused abortions and deformed foals.

 Tuesday, June 10, 2003

West Nile Virus Vaccine Could Be Causing Abortions, Foal Deformities

The West Nile virus vaccine that is manufactured by Fort Dodge Animal Health may be causing abortions in pregnant mares and deformities in foals, according to an article that appeared Friday on the Denver Post Web site.

 Friday, May 30, 2003

Updating West Nile Virus Vaccine

Rob Keene, DVM, field veterinarian for Fort Dodge Animal Health, talked about the West Nile virus vaccine at the West Nile Virus workshop held March 7 at the University of Kentucky's Gluck Equine Research Center.

 Friday, March 14, 2003

WNV Vaccine Challenge Study to be Presented Sept. 15

Fort Dodge Animal Health has just received approval from the United States Department of Agriculture to release the follow abstract regarding the West Nile virus vaccine. This paper will be presented at the OIE meeting "Vaccines for OIE list A and Emerging Diseases" in Ames, Iowa, on Sept. 15.

 Friday, September 13, 2002

Conditional License Issued for EPM Vaccine

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that Fort Dodge Laboratories, Inc., has been issued a conditional license for a vaccine intended to aid in the prevention of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, more commonly known as EPM.

 Wednesday, December 27, 2000