Influence of maternal immunity on vaccine efficacy and susceptibility of one day old chicks against Egyptian highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-20

  Abdelwhab, E M ^a,c   Grund, Christian ^b   Aly, Mona M ^c   Beer, Martin ^b   Harder, Timm C ^b   Hafez, Hafez M ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^c Agriculture Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antigenic drift; Egypt; Experimental infection; H5N1; Highly pathogenic avian influenza; Interference; Maternal immunity; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

AVIAN INFLUENZA VACCINE; MATERNAL ANTIBODY;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BROILER; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INFLUENZA A (H5N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N2; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; VACCINATION; VACCINE FAILURE; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CHICKENS; EGYPT; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; VACCINATION; VACCINES, INACTIVATED;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 84855866309     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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