Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Lyme Vaccine

644 FDA reports name Lyme Vaccine, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#254 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
644
adverse-event reports
5.9%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Lyme Vaccine ranks #254 of 2679 by total reports (644) and #740 of 1130 by death-coded share (5.9%). 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)
#254
This drug, reports of 2679
#740
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. Lyme Vaccine has 644 reports now versus 618 in that prior snapshot: 26 more (4.2%).

Report change
+26
Death-coded reports
+1
Death-coded share
−0.1 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.

Subscribe to Lyme Vaccine changes

Signature read: 644 reports place Lyme Vaccine in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#254 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.
644
Total Reports
38
Deaths Reported
5.9%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Lyme Vaccine

Administration Routes

UnknownSubcutaneousParenteralTopical

Species Affected

Dog 643
Unknown 1

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 90
Retriever - Golden 59
Crossbred Canine/dog 45
Shepherd Dog - German 32
Shepherd Dog - Australian 30
Beagle 18
Terrier (unspecified) 15
Terrier - Yorkshire 15
Boxer (German Boxer) 14
Siberian Husky 12

Most Reported Reactions

Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - Borrelia 221
Vomiting 120
Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - tick NOS 70
Other abnormal test result NOS 64
Diarrhoea 50
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 49
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 45
Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - Anaplasma 27
Emesis 26
Panting 25
Decreased appetite 24
Death by euthanasia 23

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
242 (37.6%)
Outcome Unknown
208 (32.3%)
Recovered/Normal
151 (23.5%)
Euthanized
23 (3.6%)
Died
15 (2.3%)
Recovered with Sequela
4 (0.6%)

Lyme Vaccine: low death-coded share 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 Lyme Vaccine, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar report volume

Nearest other drugs by FDA report count (644 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (5.9% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this drug

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

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

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Lyme Vaccine (#254 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 5.9%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 644 · 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 →