Merck Animal Health announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP) issued a positive opinion for Bovilis Cryptium, a vaccine to protect cattle against Cryptosporidium parvum (C. parvum) infection.
Bovilis Cryptium is indicated for the active immunization of pregnant cows to raise antibodies in colostrum against gp40 of C. parvum. Bovilis Cryptium is the first C. parvum maternal vaccine for cattle. C. parvum is a highly infectious zoonotic parasite that causes cryptosporidiosis, one of the most significant gastrointestinal diseases in…