This Tuesday, October 10, the European Food Safety Authority (European Food Safety Authority) issued a statement providing recommendations on vaccination strategies against avian influenza in poultry.
In this sense, the European Food Safety Authority evaluates existing vaccines and their effectiveness against highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (highly pathogenic avian influenza) in poultry and provides recommendations on possible vaccination strategies.
EFSA they think preventive vaccination Minimizing the number of outbreaks and epidemic duration is the optimal vaccination strategy.
Among the recommendations, they state that vaccination should be Most susceptible poultry breeds and is contagious in high-risk transmission areas. “Multiple vaccinations (i.e. booster vaccinations) can be used to enhance protection,” they noted.
Likewise, they note that in the event of an outbreak, it is recommended that emergency protective vaccination in a The outbreak radius is 3 kilometers in high-risk transmission areas.
“this vaccine effectiveness have to All vaccination strategies are controlled”, the European Food Safety Authority warned, noting that vaccination should complement, not replace, other prevention and control measures.
These include avian infection surveillance, early detection and biosecurity.In short, they recommend Vaccination as part of a comprehensive disease control approach.
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