HYDERABAD: Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL), a subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), on Wednesday launched CYSVAX, touted as the world’s first vaccine to fight against Tapeworms in pigs As per a release by IIL, the vaccine was developed in collaboration with Dr.Marshall Lightowlers, University of Melbourne, Australia and GALVmed (Global Alliance for Veterinary medicine). IIL has obtained the license the to manufacture and market the vaccine after conducting extensive field trials in India and many other countries such as Spain, Peru etc. Trials are also underway in Nepal, Zambia, Uganda and Tanzania.“Seventy percent of the world’s emerging diseases in humans are of animal origin. A recent study in Uttar Pradesh reported a prevalence of 26% in pigs. The vaccine also has the potential to significantly reduce the incidence of epilepsy in humans, the release added.

Source: Economic Times October 20, 2016 07:30 UTC