Evaluation of Thimerosal on the Potency and Stability of Inactivated Animal Rabies Vaccine
Archives of Advances in Biosciences,
Vol. 10 No. 3 (2019),
17 July 2019
,
Page 55-59
https://doi.org/10.22037/aab.v10i3.26363
Abstract
Thimerosal is used as a preservative in Rabies vaccine. This study aimed at comparing potency and stability of inactivated animal rabies vaccine with and without thimerosal. Therefore, two groups of rabies vaccine were produced. The results indicated that thimerosal has no deleterious effect on the vaccine; furthermore, its elimination did not influence the potency and stability of the vaccine.
- Thimerosal
- Potency
- Rabies vaccine
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