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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Am Vet Med Assoc
. 2026 Apr 17:1-3.
doi: 10.2460/javma.25.12.0859. Online ahead of print.
United States poultry flocks remain unvaccinated against H5 influenza-but why?
Michelle Kromm[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Catherine Alexander[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Peter Bonney[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Cesar Corzo[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Marie Culhane[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Tim Goldsmith[SUP] 2 [/SUP], David A Halvorson[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mickey Leonard[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Rosemary Marusak[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Kaitlyn St Charles[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Amos Ssematimba[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Erin Cortus[SUP] 2 4 [/SUP], Carol J Cardona[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Vaccination is commonly used to minimize disease impacts on birds and promote sustainable poultry production. Vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) differs because HPAI is classified as a foreign animal disease in the US and disease control falls under federal jurisdiction. Vaccination for HPAI could negatively affect the nation's ability to export poultry and poultry products, representing the largest barrier to implementation. However, the continued burden of global HPAI cases requires a reevaluation of the cost of ongoing outbreaks and the need for new mitigation strategies, including HPAI vaccine use.
Keywords: H5 influenza; HPAI; poultry; strategy; vaccination program.
. 2026 Apr 17:1-3.
doi: 10.2460/javma.25.12.0859. Online ahead of print.
United States poultry flocks remain unvaccinated against H5 influenza-but why?
Michelle Kromm[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Catherine Alexander[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Peter Bonney[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Cesar Corzo[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Marie Culhane[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Tim Goldsmith[SUP] 2 [/SUP], David A Halvorson[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mickey Leonard[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Rosemary Marusak[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Kaitlyn St Charles[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Amos Ssematimba[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Erin Cortus[SUP] 2 4 [/SUP], Carol J Cardona[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 41999730
- DOI: 10.2460/javma.25.12.0859
Vaccination is commonly used to minimize disease impacts on birds and promote sustainable poultry production. Vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) differs because HPAI is classified as a foreign animal disease in the US and disease control falls under federal jurisdiction. Vaccination for HPAI could negatively affect the nation's ability to export poultry and poultry products, representing the largest barrier to implementation. However, the continued burden of global HPAI cases requires a reevaluation of the cost of ongoing outbreaks and the need for new mitigation strategies, including HPAI vaccine use.
Keywords: H5 influenza; HPAI; poultry; strategy; vaccination program.