Some adverse events following immunization in veterinary medicine
2018
Milićević, Vesna | Veljović, Ljubiša | Maksimović-Zorić, Jelena | Jezdimirović, Nemanja | Radojičić, Sonja
Vaccines are a very effective tool for the prevention and eradication of infective diseases in both veterinary and human medicine. Although for safety reasons, vaccines undergo very strict controls before being placed on the market, the risk of adverse reactions is not eliminated. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), adverse event following immuniza- tion (AEFI) is any untoward medical occurrence that follows immunization and which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the usage of the vaccine. Adverse reactions may arise as a direct consequence of im- munization due to the specificity of the vaccine itself, the quality of the vaccine or the immunization errors. In addition, adverse reactions may also be the result of a coincidental relationship between the effect and immuni- zation. However, biological mechanisms of AEFI are very complex. During the mass vaccination campaigns, when a large number of animals are vac- cinated in a short period of time, adverse reactions are expected to be the most frequently reported. In Serbia, livestock is currently being vaccinated against Lumpy Skin Disease, Bluetongue, and Classical swine fever.
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