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
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Published: Medical Portals Ltd. 2007
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spelling ftunivmalta:oai:www.um.edu.mt:123456789/45144 2023-05-15T15:34:11+02:00 Update on avian influenza : july 2007 Melillo Fenech, Tanya 2007-07 https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/45144 en eng Medical Portals Ltd. Melillo Fenech, T. (2007). Update on avian influenza : july 2007. The Synapse : the Medical Professionals' Network, 4, 20. https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/45144 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. Avian influenza -- Epidemiology Avian influenza -- Vaccination other 2007 ftunivmalta 2021-10-16T18:01:09Z 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 Other/Unknown Material Avian flu University of Malta: OAR@UM
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Avian influenza -- Vaccination
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Avian influenza -- Vaccination
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Update on avian influenza : july 2007
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description 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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title_short Update on avian influenza : july 2007
title_full Update on avian influenza : july 2007
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title_sort update on avian influenza : july 2007
publisher Medical Portals Ltd.
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op_relation Melillo Fenech, T. (2007). Update on avian influenza : july 2007. The Synapse : the Medical Professionals' Network, 4, 20.
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/45144
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