Proceedings of the 10th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis

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US Vaccine Initiative through <strong>the</strong> JDIP Program
Vivek Kapur 1 , John P. Bannantine 2
1 Penn State University, USA; 2 National Animal Disease Center, USDA-ARS, Ames, Iowa, USA
Investigators across <strong>the</strong> United States and some abroad have submitted <strong>the</strong>ir best candidate vaccine formulations
for standardized testing in preselected labs. Vaccine candidates include mostly attenuated M. avium
subsp paratuberculosis mutants and some recombinant proteins. There will be three phases <strong>of</strong> testing with <strong>the</strong>
final phase using <strong>the</strong> goat model. The logistics <strong>of</strong> this coordinated effort and early progress will be described in
detail.
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