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Avian Influenza Vaccination: A Commentary Focusing on H5N1 High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza

Task Force Chairs
Chicken Scratch, LLC, Dacula, Georgia
Authors
Dept. of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota
Dept. of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University
Abstract
The correct use of efficacious poultry vaccines is a critical component of overall control and eradication of avian influenza. Speculation about potential problems of vaccine use must be balanced with the real problem of outbreaks in susceptible poultry. Commentary text is excerpted from the larger Special Publication.
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Reviewers
Virology Dept. Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
Murdoch University
Taurus Animal Health Headley Down
Asia Pacific Veterinary Information Services, PTY, Ltd.
Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory U.S. Department of Agriculture- Agricultural Research Service