Update on avian influenza : july 2007

A change in the avain flu virus strain H5N1 has diminished the effectiveness of the vaccine against the disease. Avian flu vaccines are produced according to the gene type Z found in the avian flu virus strain H5N1 in 2003 but another gene type G was detected in 2005 and these two genes are not simi...

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Main Author: Melillo Fenech, Tanya
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: Medical Portals Ltd. 2007
Subjects:
Avian influenza > Epidemiology
Avian influenza > Vaccination
Avian flu
Online Access:https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/45144
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Summary:A change in the avain flu virus strain H5N1 has diminished the effectiveness of the vaccine against the disease. Avian flu vaccines are produced according to the gene type Z found in the avian flu virus strain H5N1 in 2003 but another gene type G was detected in 2005 and these two genes are not similar. So vaccines are more effective against type Z and less effective against type G. N/A

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