2007-09-11 15:23:22 · 2 answers · asked by whimsical_hyper_jynx 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
The licensed anthrax vaccine is called "Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed" AVA with the trade trade name "BioThrax".
2007-09-11 22:16:28 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only FDA-licensed human anthrax vaccine in the United States, Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA, trade name BioThrax®), is produced by BioPort Corporation in Lansing, Michigan. The parent company of BioPort is Emergent BioSolutions. The anthrax vaccine is produced from culture filtrates of an avirulent, nonencapsulated strain known as V770-NP1-R. No living organisms are present in the vaccine. In the U.S., the principal purchasers of the vaccine are the Department of Defense and Department of Health and Human Services. Ten million doses of the vaccine have been purchased for the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile.
2007-09-11 22:59:17 · answer #2 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be called Biothrax? I might be mistaken, but I am pretty sure that's it. But I do know that Anthrax is caused by the spore-forming bacteria that's called Bacillus anthracis.
2007-09-11 15:31:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋