E COLI VACCINE
October 1st, 2003
BY PHILIP FINE
THERE is strong optimism in north America that an animal vaccine could soon be developed for the deadly strain of E coli bacteria sometimes referred to as hamburger disease. A US-Canada team has found positive results in research studies where vaccinated cattle showed a 59 per cent reduction of E coli O157:H7 in their manure compared with unvaccinated cattle in a University of Nebraska research facility in tests carried out during the summers of 2002 and 2003. Ontario-based Bioniche Life Sciences, the project's commercial partner, says it will now ...
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