Avian Influenza and Vaccination
Forum: Avian Influenza, Vaccines & Vaccination
Published on:
03/14/2005
Author/s :
MVZ David Sarfati Mizrahi
The Disease.
Avian Influenza (AI) is a viral disease that affects waterfowl, and domestic
birds, such as chickens and turkeys, caused by an orthomixovirus type A. The
disease has different clinical manifestations, from mild infections that frequently
pass underdiagnosed, to a highly pathogenic form that causes high mortality,
severe drops in egg production and economic losses.
A...