Live attenuated Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) thermostable vaccine" (TN MIB /87)

Scientists involved : Dr.K.S.Palaniswami, Dr.A.Thangavelu and Mr.R.Velmurugan

Product Technology     

Live PPR virus serially passaged and simultaneously selected in higher temperature in vero cells

Product Presentation  

Vaccine : Freeze dried in a glass vial (50 doses)
Diluent : 50 ml in a polypropylene bottle

Product Utility

PPR is an acute, highly contagious and fatal rinderpest like disease of small ruminants and in unprotected animals the mortality may reach 60-70%. PPR virus first reported in India in 1987 from an outbreak in Tamil Nadu and since then the disease was reported from all over the country. The use of rinderpest vaccine to protect small ruminants against PPR is contraindicated because its use induces antibodies to rinderpest, which compromises sero-surveillance for rinderpest. Hence the present vaccine was developed for control of PPR in sheep and goats which is stable at room temperature and doesn't require cold chain. Stability at 37oC temperature for 21 days confirmed.It is used for prophylatic vaccination against PPR in sheep and goats

For further details contact    

Department of Microbiology,
Madras Veterinary College,
Chennai - 600 007