Comparative Characteristics of Inactivation Agents for HFRS Vaccine Development

Abstract

The results of various methods of Puumala virus inactivation, including ultraviolet rays (UV), β -propiolactone (BPL) and formalin are presented. Immunogenicity of vaccine preparations obtained using these virus inactivation methods did not differ significantly in the experiments on BALB/c mice. Essential advantage of UV and BPL in relation to formaldehyde is the short time of virus inactivation.