Mode of action of immunological adjuvants: some physicochemical factors influencing the effectivity of polyacrylic adjuvants.

The adjuvant effects of different polyacrylic products and monomers were tested. Influenza vaccine was used as a model antigen. Addition of monomers resulted in a decrease in the antibody response, though adjuvant activity of the monomers should be expected according to some theories on adjuvant action.

[Effectiveness and tolerance of the rabies vaccine Lyssavac Berna].

Rabies vaccine derived from human diploid cells (Wyeth, Merieux) and the duck embryo vaccine Lyssavac Berna are prepared from beta-propiolactone-inactivated Pitman-Moore vaccine virus strain. A group of 113 seronegative veterinary students was vaccinated with Lyssavac Berna according to the 4-dose immunization schedule recommended by WHO. Seroconversion was obtained in all test persons.