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|Videos|February 27, 2017
Lyme Disease: How Is VANGUARD crLyme Different From Other Vaccines?
Richard Marconi, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, explains how his canine Lyme disease vaccine, VANGUARD crLyme, is different from other vaccines on the market.
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Richard Marconi, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, explains how his canine Lyme disease vaccine, VANGUARD crLyme, is different from other vaccines on the market. The vaccine, manufacturer by Zoetis, utilizes OspA and OspC proteins to kill spirochaetes in both the tick and in the mammal.
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