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Kari unveils cheaper lung plague vaccine

Nairobi; Kenya: The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (Kari) has developed a vaccine against a contagious lung infection in livestock, known as bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) or lung plague.

Kari researchers say the new vaccine is effective and affordable. Initial trials indicate a second vaccination (a booster) raises protection levels of between 80 per cent and 90 per cent.

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