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The FDA adverse-event record for Bordetella Bronchiseptica Vaccine, Avirulent Live Culture

633 FDA reports name Bordetella Bronchiseptica Vaccine, Avirulent Live Culture, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#257 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
633
adverse-event reports
6.8%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Bordetella Bronchiseptica Vaccine, Avirulent Live Culture ranks #257 of 2679 by total reports (633) and #706 of 1130 by death-coded share (6.8%). National dual: Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad is #1 of 2679 drugs by total adverse-event reports (149,624) at death-coded-share rank 965 of 1130 drugs with at least 50 reports (2.3%); separately, Atlantic Salmon Transgenic Whole (Opafp-Ghc2 Rdna Construct Inserted Into The A-Locus In The Eo-1A Lineage) is #1 highest death-coded share at 97.8% (report rank #821).

149,624
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad reports (#1)
97.8%
Atlantic Salmon Transgenic Whole (Opafp-Ghc2 Rdna Construct Inserted Into The A-Locus In The Eo-1A Lineage) death share (#1)
#257
This drug, reports of 2679
#706
This drug, death share of 1130

Report volume reflects how common a breed or drug is and how often owners and vets file — not actual risk. Death-coded share ranks are limited to entries with enough reports to be meaningful. The two maps do not agree at #1.

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Bordetella Bronchiseptica Vaccine, Avirulent Live Culture has 633 reports now versus 633 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
+0.0 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

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Signature read: 633 reports place Bordetella Bronchiseptica Vaccine, Avirulent Live Culture in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#257 of 2,679).

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
633
Total Reports
43
Deaths Reported
6.8%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Bordetella Bronchiseptica Vaccine, Avirulent Live Culture

Administration Routes

OralUnknownSubcutaneousBuccalParenteralNasalTopicalOther

Species Affected

Dog 633

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 98
Retriever - Golden 53
Shepherd Dog - Australian 32
Chihuahua 27
Shih Tzu 26
Terrier - Yorkshire 22
Pug 15
Dachshund (unspecified) 15
Shepherd Dog - German 15
Boxer (German Boxer) 14

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 147
Lack of efficacy - NOS 76
Lack of efficacy (virus NOS) 71
Other abnormal test result NOS 61
Cough 55
Diarrhoea 49
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 47
Lack of efficacy (virus) - NOS 44
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 41
Facial swelling (see also 'Skin') 32
Anaphylaxis 29
Not eating 28

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
322 (50.8%)
Recovered/Normal
184 (29.0%)
Ongoing
84 (13.2%)
Died
24 (3.8%)
Euthanized
19 (3.0%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (0.2%)

Bordetella Bronchiseptica Vaccine, Avirulent Live Culture: high report volume in the FDA AER row

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, a widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw FDA reports in a given year than a rarely-used one at an identical true rate, so we recommend comparing within similar-exposure products rather than across the full 2025 catalog.

High-volume nationwide drug peers

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Bordetella Bronchiseptica Vaccine, Avirulent Live Culture, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (6.8% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this drug

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Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Bordetella Bronchiseptica Vaccine, Avirulent Live Culture (#257 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 6.8%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 633 · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →