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Myxi vaccs are not myxi

Mackers

Wise Old Thumper
I know the title probably doesn't make sense but I only found out today that the myxi vaccination doesn't actually contain the same virus as myxomatosis. It's apparently a 'similar' pox type virus but the vaccine companies won't spend any money on producing a vaccine based on actual myxomatosis. I'm sure this is old news to some people but I was shocked :shock: and this is the reason why the myxi vaccination does not offer full protection against the virus. Well I never! Honestly, I've kept bunnies for 20 years and I thought I was pretty clued up on most things but that was a huge surprise to me.
 
I know the title probably doesn't make sense but I only found out today that the myxi vaccination doesn't actually contain the same virus as myxomatosis. It's apparently a 'similar' pox type virus but the vaccine companies won't spend any money on producing a vaccine based on actual myxomatosis. I'm sure this is old news to some people but I was shocked :shock: and this is the reason why the myxi vaccination does not offer full protection against the virus. Well I never! Honestly, I've kept bunnies for 20 years and I thought I was pretty clued up on most things but that was a huge surprise to me.

Yep, protection relies on cross immunity from the Shope Fibroma Virus

http://www.noahcompendium.co.uk/Intervet_Schering-Plough/Nobivac_Myxo/-29529.html
 
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