Vaccination is a powerful aid in the control of infectious diseases, but can never be a standalone solution. [Photo: Henk Riswick]
The avian influenza threat has changed recently, disrupting trade, inducing high levels of mortality and causing enormous economic losses. This has changed the discussion on whether to vaccinate or not. Dr Yannick Gardin of Ceva: “There are many dogmas surrounding the control of Avian flu. Countries who decided to vaccinate were viewed as the bad countries, this label is no longer appropriate.”
Until now, 2015 has seen 309 individual outbreaks of Avian Influenza reported to the World Organis
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