New approaches to vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease

Vaccine. 1992;10(14):1022-6. doi: 10.1016/0264-410x(92)90111-v.

Abstract

The economically important foot-and-mouth disease has been successfully controlled in Western Europe by comprehensive immunization using killed vaccine. The author discusses the wisdom of abandoning this policy, and outlines research into alternative vaccines using recombinant DNA technology, in particular using synthetic peptides.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigenic Variation
  • Antigens, Viral / immunology
  • Aphthovirus / immunology*
  • Capsid / immunology
  • Europe
  • Foot-and-Mouth Disease / prevention & control*
  • Peptide Fragments / chemical synthesis
  • Peptide Fragments / immunology
  • Vaccination*
  • Vaccines, Synthetic*
  • Viral Proteins / immunology
  • Viral Vaccines*

Substances

  • Antigens, Viral
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Vaccines, Synthetic
  • Viral Proteins
  • Viral Vaccines