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17 January 2025
These vaccines will protect sheep and cattle from disease outbreaks of newly emerged serotype-3.
EMA has recommended the approval of the vaccines Bluevac-3 and Syvazul BTV 3 to protect sheep against bluetongue disease. Bluevac-3 is also approved for use in cattle. The disease is caused by the bluetongue virus, of which different types exist. These vaccines are shown to protect against the newly emerged serotype-3 bluetongue virus (BTV3), responsible for recent outbreaks in Europe, and against which vaccines currently approved at EU wide-level show little protection. For this reason, the vaccines were recommended for approval under exceptional circumstances. ...
These vaccines will protect sheep and cattle from disease outbreaks of newly emerged serotype-3.
EMA has recommended the approval of the vaccines Bluevac-3 and Syvazul BTV 3 to protect sheep against bluetongue disease. Bluevac-3 is also approved for use in cattle. The disease is caused by the bluetongue virus, of which different types exist. These vaccines are shown to protect against the newly emerged serotype-3 bluetongue virus (BTV3), responsible for recent outbreaks in Europe, and against which vaccines currently approved at EU wide-level show little protection. For this reason, the vaccines were recommended for approval under exceptional circumstances. ...