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Immunization
Studies from North Carolina State University have provided new data on immunization
September 24th, 2008
Current study results from the report, 'Marek's disease vaccines: a solution for today but a worry for tomorrow,' have been published. "Marek's disease (MD) is a lymphoproliferative disease of chickens that, in the absence of control measures, is capable of causing devastating losses in commercial poultry flocks. MD has been successfully controlled by vaccination since 1968," scientists writing in the journal Vaccine report. "However, vaccine efficacy has decreased concomitantly with the increase in virulence of Marek's disease virus (MDV). The constant evolution of MDV has forced the development of new vaccines or vaccine strategies that control the more...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-09-24)
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