[Vaccinovigilance: Reports of adverse reactions in the year 2017]

The aim of the Vaccinovigilance system is the identification of adverse reactions and rare events after the use of immunological veterinary medicinal products. In the year 2017, 128 reports of adverse reactions following the application of various authorized vaccines were received and evaluated. The notifications were submitted primarily by marketing authorization holders (96) or veterinarians (27) and private persons (5). As in previous years, dogs were involved in most of the adverse effects (55%), followed by cattle (18%) and swine (10%). Unlike the previous years, significantly fewer reports were submitted on cats (8%). The correlation between reaction and vaccination was considered probable in 43% of the - cases.