Biogal Announces the USDA Approval of the ImmunoComb® Canine VacciCheck.
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Miami, USA, September 2010 Biogal-Galed Labs and Modern Veterinary Therapeutics, LLC (Miami, FL) are pleased to announce the USDA approval of Biogal’s ImmunoComb® Canine VacciCheck. The Canine VacciCheck kit is intended to be used as a diagnostic tool to evaluate the antibody response to the core vaccination or infection by Infectious Canine Hepatitis, Canine Parvovirus and Distemper Virus. A high antibody level is associated with immunity to infection (in healthy dogs) and can also diagnose a dog that is sick with one of these diseases.
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association states that vaccines should not be given needlessly, as they may cause adverse reactions.
This test can help determine if a dog requires additional vaccination, and may save the dog unnecessary vaccination. It is especially useful when making a decision about vaccinating an animal with unknown vaccination history, or for determining if puppies have received immunity from vaccination.
What is unique about Biogal’s ImmunoComb® Canine VacciCheck is that it gives the veterinarian the opportunity of being able to quantitatively check for all the 3 core vaccines. This is all done in one test as a follow up to vaccination, in the vet’s clinic or the veterinary lab, with an answer received within 20 minutes.
"We at Biogal sincerely hope that this tool will assist in reducing over vaccination" said Amos Gershony, Biogal’s General Manager.
Biogal already has the following USDA approved products available in the USA:
The ImmunoComb® Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus (FIP) Antibody Test Kit, manufactured by Biogal-Galed labs. is designed to detect Feline Enteric Corona Virus antibodies and assist veterinarians and catteries in FIP control and diagnosis. The ImmunoComb® test is a modified ELISA, which can be described as an enzyme labeled “dot assay” that detects antibody levels in serum or whole blood. The kit contains all necessary reagents for developing the test and is a self- contained portable kit.
The Murine ImmunoComb® Mycoplasma Pulmonis-Rodent Coronavirus-Sendai virus Test Kit is a convenient new modification of ELISA for routine screening of rodents for viral and mycoplasmal antibodies. The test, from specimen preparation to result development, can be performed outside the laboratory. The kit is simple to use and contains all the necessary equipment to process the test. Results are obtained within 2.5 hours when dried blood is tested and 90 minutes when serum is used. The test is highly sensitive, permitting the detection of low levels of specific antibodies.
For further information contact:
Lenny Small, Marketing Manager
Biogal Galed Labs
Phone: + 972-4-9898605
e-mail: len@biogal.co.il
In the USA:
Modern Veterinary Therapeutics
e-mail: info@modernveterinarytherapeutics.com