VACCINE

“Although the use of adjuvants in veterinary vaccines enhances the immunogenicity of vaccines,
they have been responsible for a number of side effects.”
Seminars In Veterinary Medicine And Surgery (Small Animal) • August 1997
Vaccine adjuvants
Author information
Macy DW.
Department of Clinical Sciences
Colorado State University
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Fort Collins 80523, USA
Abstract
Vaccine adjuvants provide enhanced immune responses to a variety of antigens. Unlike human vaccines that are
limited to aluminum-based adjuvants, veterinary vaccines may contain a large number of substances either alone
or in combination that act as vaccine adjuvants. Although the use of adjuvants in veterinary vaccines enhances
the immunogenicity of vaccines, they have been responsible for a number of side effects. This article explores the
rationale of currently used vaccine adjuvants and some of the adverse events associated with their use in veterinary
medicine.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=9283246