DEVELOPMENT OF LIVE VACCINES IN THE SOVIET UNION: A REVIEW

Abstract

The author presents a survey describing the history of the development and use of live and killed viruses and rick ettsiae in the Soviet Union to combat such infectious diseases as measles, typhus, polio and influenza. The methods of obtaining vaccines through tissue culture are described, and the need to improve the quality of such vaccines is emphasized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0688207

Entities

People

  • A. T. Kravchenko
  • R. A. Saltykov

Organizations

  • United States Army Foreign Science and Technology Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Gamma Globulin
  • Immunity
  • Infection
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Poliomyelitis
  • Production
  • Q Fever
  • Rodents
  • Tissue Culture
  • Ussr
  • Vaccines
  • Viruses

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology