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A live attenuated African swine fever (ASF) vaccine has been developed in India, as the country continues to battle the virus.  Scientists at the ICAR–National…
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Live attenuated African swine fever (ASF) vaccine developed in India
0A live attenuated African swine fever (ASF) vaccine has been developed in India, as the country continues to battle the virus.  Scientists at the ICAR–National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (ICAR-NIHSAD), Bhopal, have generated a novel attenuated ASF virus with unique gene deletions using an Indian field isolate of ASFV Genotype II in MA-104 cells. Using this novel ASF virus, an indigenous live attenuated ASF vaccine has been developed. The virus exhibits stable replication characteristics in the MA-104 cell line, making it highly suitable for industrial-scale manufacturing. It has successfully undergone comprehensive laboratory evaluation, including sterility, purity, safety,…