Study: DNA vaccines against AI – current & future outlook

ABSTRACT: Researchers in Pakistan looked at the recent advances with special reference to the development of DNA vaccines against avian influenza (AI). By S Ullah, N Riaz, S Umar and MAA Shah Avian influenza is a highly pathogenic poultry disease found around the globe. It is caused by different strains of avian influenza virus. The H5N1 strain is not spread worldwide in humans, although, sporadic contaminations have been reported. It is known that the virus spreads from animals to human