Boosting in equine influenza vaccination schedules: Timing and time for a re-evaluation of requirements of national and international authorities

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 449-450

  Wood, James L N ^a   Mumford, Jennifer A ^a   Mair, Timothy S ^b   Slater, Josh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BELL EQUINE VETERINARY CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INACTIVATED VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; EDITORIAL; EVALUATION; HORSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; NONHUMAN; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SEROLOGY; TIME; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N8 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; VACCINATION;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 36049028336     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.06.012     Document Type: Editorial

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