Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Type 2, Strain 53637, Lot Bvd2Mlv-D;Bovine Viral Di

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248 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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248
Total Reports
228
Deaths Reported
9190.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Type 2, Strain 53637, Lot Bvd2Mlv-D;Bovine Viral Di

Administration Routes

SubcutaneousUnknownSubconjunctivalNasalIntramuscular

Species Affected

Cattle 248

Most Affected Breeds

Mixed (Cattle) 219
Aberdeen Angus 11
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 9
Crossbred Bovine/Cattle 5
Hereford cattle 1
Cattle (other) 1
Brangus 1
Unknown 1

Most Reported Reactions

Death 206
Lack of efficacy - NOS 156
Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS 32
INEFFECTIVE, ANTIBIOTIC 21
Unrelated death 13
CULTURE/TITER DATA ABNORMAL 11
Necropsy performed 10
Lack of efficacy (mycoplasma) - NOS 9
Anaphylactoid reaction 7
Anaphylactic-type reaction 5
Anaphylaxis 5
Death by euthanasia 5

Outcome Breakdown

Died
226 (51.7%)
Outcome Unknown
144 (33.0%)
Recovered/Normal
29 (6.6%)
Ongoing
23 (5.3%)
Recovered with Sequela
10 (2.3%)
Euthanized
5 (1.1%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 248
Reports involving death 228
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 9190.0%
Distinct species in reports 1
Distinct breeds in reports 8
Distinct reactions reported 20
Active ingredients on file 1

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER). Counts reflect voluntary reports only.

Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Type 2, Strain 53637, Lot Bvd2Mlv-D;Bovine Viral Di Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 248 adverse event reports referencing Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Type 2, Strain 53637, Lot Bvd2Mlv-D;Bovine Viral Di, including 228 reports in which the animal died — a 9190.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Type 2, Strain 53637, Lot Bvd2Mlv-D;Bovine Viral Di. Reported administration routes include Subcutaneous, Unknown, Subconjunctival, Nasal. These numbers reflect voluntary submissions from pet owners, veterinarians, and manufacturers and therefore under-represent mild events and over-represent severe ones — a pattern the FDA has documented repeatedly for pharmacovigilance datasets.

The species most frequently named in Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Type 2, Strain 53637, Lot Bvd2Mlv-D;Bovine Viral Di reports are Cattle (248 reports), with Cattle accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Mixed (Cattle) (219), Aberdeen Angus (11), Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein (9) appear most often — though breed popularity and ownership density shape these counts as much as any drug-specific sensitivity. This distribution matters because the same active ingredient can behave very differently across body sizes, ages, and species physiology.

The most commonly reported clinical signs associated with Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Type 2, Strain 53637, Lot Bvd2Mlv-D;Bovine Viral Di are Death (206), Lack of efficacy - NOS (156), Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS (32), INEFFECTIVE, ANTIBIOTIC (21). Of the 437 reports with a coded outcome, Died is the leading category at 51.7%. Because FDA adverse event data describes correlation rather than causation, these figures are best used to frame informed questions with a veterinarian and to compare reporting patterns across related products — not as a standalone safety verdict on Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Type 2, Strain 53637, Lot Bvd2Mlv-D;Bovine Viral Di.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports Data reflects voluntary submissions and may not represent actual incidence rates

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Data sourced from official AKC, AVMA, ACVO, and breed-club veterinary references. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBreed Editorial