Johns Hopkins HIV Guide
Anthrax vaccine
VACCINE TYPE
- Anthrax vaccine (AVA, BioThrax) is a killed vaccine made from the cell-free filtrate of the nonencapsulated, attenuated strain of B. anthracis culture that contains no live bacteria.
- Note: a live attenuated vaccine was manufactured in the former USSR but is no longer available.
- Cyfendus is the adjuvanted AVA, made from cell-free filtrates of a microaerophilic culture of an avirulent, nonencapsulated strain of B. anthracis.
- For post-exposure prophylaxis of disease following suspected or confirmed exposure to Bacillus anthracis in persons 18 through 65 years of age when administered in conjunction with recommended antibacterial drugs
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Last updated: December 14, 2024
Citation
Dzintars, Kathryn. "Anthrax Vaccine." Johns Hopkins HIV Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2024. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545277/all/Anthrax_vaccine.
Dzintars K. Anthrax vaccine. Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545277/all/Anthrax_vaccine. Accessed October 28, 2025.
Dzintars, K. (2024). Anthrax vaccine. In Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545277/all/Anthrax_vaccine
Dzintars K. Anthrax Vaccine [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. [cited 2025 October 28]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545277/all/Anthrax_vaccine.
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