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    Re: [RC] WNV - vaccinated horse death - Laura Hayes


    Good point, Heidi, I did not mean to imply that the vaccine was not
    effective in most cases - just responding to someone's question.
    
    Laura Hayes
    
    Laura
    Heidi wrote:
    "> Don't forget that NO vaccine has a 100% efficacy rate--there are always
    > those individuals who will not respond to a given vaccine by mounting an
    > appropriate immune response.  In addition, those individuals may well be
    > the most immunologically incompetent in a given group, and hence also more
    > apt to show symptoms and succumb to the disease as well.  At this time,
    > the efficacy of WNV vaccine is not entirely known--although I've seen
    > various numbers over 90% thrown around from various sources.  That's not
    > all that bad.  But the fact remains that there WILL be a small percentage
    > of vaccinated animals that are still susceptible--doesn't mean that there
    > is anything wrong with the vaccine per se, but just illustrates the
    > biological reality that not all immune systems are created equal.
    > Heidi"
    >
    >
    
    
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    [RC] WNV - vaccinated horse death, Laura Hayes
    Re: [RC] WNV - vaccinated horse death, heidi