THERMAL STABILITY AS A PROGNOSTIC INDICATOR OF CONSERVATION OF LIVE EMBRYONIC SMALLPOX VACCINE (TEOVAC) DURING STORAGE

• Published in: Žurnal mikrobiologii, ėpidemiologii i immunobiologii Vol. 93; no. 2; pp. 56 - 62
• Main Authors: Zhukov, V A, Kokorev, S V, Rogozhkina, S V, Melnikov, D G, Terentiev, A I, Kovalchuk, E A, Vakhnov, E Yu, Borisevich, S V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Russia (Federation) Central Research Institute for Epidemiology 01-03-2016
• Subjects: activity; Animals; Chemistry, Pharmaceutical; Chick Embryo; chicken embryo; Chickens; Humans; Smallpox - prevention & control; Smallpox - virology; Smallpox Vaccine - metabolism; Smallpox Vaccine - therapeutic use; storage; Temperature; teovac; test; thermal stability; Vaccines, Attenuated - metabolism; Vaccines, Attenuated - therapeutic use
• ISSN: 0372-9311; 2686-7613
• DOI: 10.36233/0372-9311-2016-2-56-62

Determination of values of coefficients of thermal stability of TEOVac for prognosis of conservation of the vaccine (specific biological activity) during the process of warranty period storage.
TEOVac (masticatory tablets) in primary packaging was kept at increased temperature (accelerated and stress-tests) and at the conditions established by PAP for the preparation (long-term tests). Biological activity of the vaccine was determined by titration on 12-day chicken embryos.
A correlation between the value of coefficients of thermal stability and conservation of the prepared series of the condition preparation at the final date of storage was experimentally established.
Coefficients of thermal stability could be used as a prognostic indicator of quality of the produced pelleted formulation of the preparation for evaluation of conservation of the vaccine during warranty period storage.