It’s approach involves the identification of immunogenic epitopes and proteins that show strong potential to form the basis for a vaccine against the devastating disease that has wiped out about half of China’s pigs and about a quarter of those in Viet Nam.
Phibro said it hopes to create a specific epitope-based vaccine rather than following the more conventional path of an attenuated live vaccine.
If successful, Phibro said this approach would not only be effective, but also safer than a live vaccine which might spread the disease.
