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Avian influenza has become unpredictable

Gert van der Hoek

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Avian influenza has become unpredictable

June 2008 17:30

. Migratory birds are adapted to the avian flu virus and no longer die from it. . This makes the outbreak of viral infection unpredictable, as well as clinically healthy birds avian flu may extend into new territory.

. On this, as RIA Novosti reported today head of zoonotic infections and influenza virology SSC "Vector" Alexander Shestopalov.

. Shestopalov stressed that the H5 N1 virus was still dangerous. . Reducing the number of recorded outbreaks of avian influenza in recent restructuring scientist explained in bird populations, which could lead to negative consequences.

"There are currently no mass deaths of wild birds from the virus, which we have witnessed in 2005. They become clinically healthy carriers of the virus, which is qualitatively different situation" - he said.

. According Shestopalova, lowers resistance to the virus contagious birds because they do not die from infection. . On the other hand, these birds can put bird flu in new areas in which the disease had not previously recorded.

. Unpredictability spread of the avian influenza virus complicates the work of Virology. "We have to analyze materials otstrelivat and birds in all regions without exception. Now you need to be monitored, where the outbreak has never been," - explained Shestopalov.

Scientific-methodical center, established at the SSC "Vector" is the leading scientific institution for the study of highly strains of influenza in Russia. There are currently being developed at the center of several new vaccines to protect people and poultry from the infection.

http://rus.delfi.ee/computers/science/article.php?id=19104171
 
Re: Avian influenza has become unpredictable

but the virus didn't change a lot, it's almost the same as in 2005.
And there are different strains.
Is the effect in all of the strains ?
Is it the birds that changed ? (immunity, somehow)
 
Re: Avian influenza has become unpredictable

gsgs, we've also got poultry that are resistant to the vaccine in Indonesia, reported in April, in the Indo Poultry thread.
 
Re: Avian influenza has become unpredictable

Are vaccine resistance and host adaption to the virus related in some way?

If a host become adapted to a virus isn't that good news because researchers can identify and analyze the adaption to gain insights about the weaknesses in the virus?

J.
 
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