First Vaccine Against Swine Dysentery Recommended for Approval

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a positive opinion for Biobhyo, the first vaccine recommended for approval to protect pigs from swine dysentery. This disease, caused by the bacterium Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, leads to severe dysenteric diarrhoea in pigs and currently lacks an authorised vaccine in the European Union (EU).