Re: Avian Flu, BSE and FMD

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:37:48 +0100, " Jill" <newsNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>I gave the summary - that is what they are there for in a paper.
>I gave the reference for anyone to follow up and read the complete article
>if they were interested.
>Its standard practise

Agreed.

Waht I found noteworthy was the comment (not part of the paper):

Perhaps one of the most significant aspects of this analysis is
the finding that antigenic drift is occurring and that some recent
isolates are distinguishable from virus isolates that were chosen
as the candidate vaccine antigens. This identifies a need for
continued surveillance of poultry for the appearance of antigenic
variants which may compromise the effectiveness of the current
vaccine under development. A rolling program of vaccine development
may be required to take account of possible changes in the
antigenicity of the virus. - Mod.CP
--
Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from ukba)
.

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