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Vaccine For Cat Allergies Developed By Swiss Scientists
https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2019/08/16/vaccine-cat-allergies-developed-swiss-scientists/ZURICH (CBS Local) — If you love cats but are allergic to them, a team of scientists in Switzerland could have the purrfect solution for you.
HypoPet AG, a Swiss-based company, announced it has developed a vaccine called HypoCat that works by “immunizing cats against their own major allergen, Fel d 1,” found in cat dander to which 10 percent of humans are allergic, according to the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
“Our HypoCat vaccine is able to produce high levels of antibodies in cats,” HypoPet AG CEO Gary Jennings wrote in a statement. “These antibodies can bind and neutralize the Fel d 1 allergen produced by the animals.”
In other words, the cat would be administered the vaccine, not their allergic owner.
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