IIL Now Helps Control Goat Pox With Vaccine Raksha Goat Pox

Mumbai, December 19, 2021: Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL) – a leading vaccine manufacturer, has launched ‘Goat Pox Vaccine (Raksha Goat Pox)’ for the significant Goat population in the country. Raksha Goat Pox vaccine is expected to help Control Goat Pox disease in our country, which has high economic importance among the country’s rural livestock growers.

India has about 150 million Goat population and this disease is endemic in many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Goat Pox disease is highly contagious and spreads through aerosol, contact, and also through vectors such as flies. Goats of all ages, breeds, and sex are affected but the disease is very severe in young, old, and lactating animals. The disease is characterized by high fever, generalized nodules/papules over the skin, face, mucus membranes of the mouth, conjunctiva, nasal cavities, severe internal lesions (lungs, reproductive and digestive tracts), and finally results in death in many cases. The prevalence rate of Goat pox varies according to agroclimatic zones and maybe up to 48% in certain parts as per a study. The morbidity of goat pox may be up to 100% and mortality up to 85% thus causing huge losses to the small animal farmers or livestock growers.

Speaking on the occasion from the launch function, Managing Director of IIL, Dr. K Anand Kumar said, “Indian Immunologicals is committed to introducing such products for the national interest and will abundantly help marginal livestock growers of their livelihood and protect their flock from various diseases”. Dr. Priyabrata Pattnaik, Deputy Managing Director, and Mr. Sobhan Babu, Vice President – Animal Health Trade of IIL were also present at the Goat Pox Vaccine launch event.

IIL’s Raksha Goat Pox vaccine is a live attenuated vaccine I.P. (Uttarkashi strain) grown on Vero Cell Culture. The Primary vaccination is to be done at 3 months of age and revaccination annually with a dose rate of 1 ml, to be administered subcutaneously.  The technology for vaccine manufacturing and testing of Goat Pox Vaccine was obtained from the Indian Council of Agriculture Research – Indian Veterinary Research Institute (ICAR- IVRI), Government of India and has been tested and certified by IVRI for commercial release.  Earlier IIL launched several other vaccines such as Classical Swine Fever vaccine, PPR Vaccine, etc under tech transfer arrangement with IVRI.

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December 20, 2021