Colombovac PMV

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: VMD (Veterinary Medicines Directorate)

Active ingredient:

Newcastle disease virus

Available from:

Zoetis UK Limited

ATC code:

QI01EA01

INN (International Name):

Newcastle disease virus

Pharmaceutical form:

Suspension for injection

Prescription type:

POM-VPS -Prescription Only Medicine – Veterinarian, Pharmacist, Suitably Qualified Person

Therapeutic group:

Pigeon (non-food producing)

Therapeutic area:

Inactivated Viral Vaccine

Authorization status:

Authorized

Authorization date:

2005-02-28

Summary of Product characteristics

Revised: August 2020
AN: 00624/2020
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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1.
NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Colombovac
®
PMV
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Per 0.2 ml dose
Active Substance:
Inactivated Newcastle Disease Virus, strain La Sota at least 19.9 AU*
* AU: Antigen Unit
Adjuvants:
Carbomer 934 P
1 mg
Excipients:
Thiomersal
20 µg
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Suspension for injection
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
TARGET SPECIES
Pigeons
4.2
INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES
For the active immunisation of pigeons to prevent mortality and
clinical signs due
to infection with paramyxovirus serotype 1 infection.
Onset of immunity: one month after inoculation
Duration of immunity: 12 months.
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Do not use in unhealthy pigeons
Do not vaccinate during the last 2 weeks prior to mating
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AN: 00624/2020
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4.4
SPECIAL WARNINGS FOR EACH TARGET SPECIES
Not for intramuscular injection: Intramuscular injection causes severe
adverse
reactions.
Maternally derived antibody (MDA) can interfere with the development
of active
immunity. Where it is likely that recent field infection or
vaccination of the parent
flock has stimulated a high antibody titre and consequently a high
level of MDA,
the timing of the vaccination programme should be planned accordingly.
4.5
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USE, INCLUDING SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN
BY
THE PERSON ADMINISTERING THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT TO ANIMALS
(i).
Special precautions for use in animals
In cases of hypersensitivity reactions treat immediately with
glucocorticoid
intravenously or adrenaline intramuscularly.
The incubation period for pigeon paramyxovirosis may be a few days to
several weeks. However, after infection with the wild virus, pigeons
excrete
the virus from the eye and in the droppings within 3-4 days. This
means that
infected birds can be a danger to others some days before their own
symptoms appear. Excretion of wild virus