CEVAC IBird Lyophilisate for Oculonasal Suspension/Use in Drinking Water for Chickens

Vaccinate healthy animals only.

i) Special precautions for use in animals
All chickens on a site should be vaccinated at the same time and within the same
premises.
The vaccine strain may spread to non-vaccinated chickens. Vaccinated chickens may
excrete the vaccine strain for up to 28 days or longer following vaccination.
During this time, the contact of immunosuppressed and unvaccinated chickens with
vaccinated chickens should be avoided.
Care should be taken to avoid spread of the vaccine virus from vaccinated chickens
to pheasants and turkeys.
Cevac IBird is intended to protect chickens against respiratory disease caused by
variant strains of infectious bronchitis virus belonging to the 793/B group and should
not be used as a replacement for other IBV vaccines.
The veterinary medicinal product should not be used without a diagnosis being made
that infection is caused by a strain of the 793/B group and after it has been
established that the IB virus group 793/B is epidemiologically relevant in this area.
Care should be taken to avoid the introduction of the variant group into an area
where it is not present.
Good animal husbandry, hygiene practices (e.g. cleaning and disinfection
procedures, changing clothing and shoes for visitors) can effectively help to protect
the environment.
ii) Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary
medicinal product to animals
The vials should be opened under water to avoid aerosol forming.
Personal protective equipment consisting of waterproof gloves and safety glasses
should be worn when handling the veterinary medicinal product. Wash hands after
using this product.
Special precautions for the protection of the environment:
Not applicable.
iii) Other precautions