Vaccines, Existing and Prospective Measures against Avian Influenza – A review

Varsseveld, Chayenne Joëlle van (2022) Vaccines, Existing and Prospective Measures against Avian Influenza – A review. Bachelor's Thesis, Biology.

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Abstract

Avian influenza (AIV) is a respiratory disease in bird species that causes frequent outbreaks in poultry farms worldwide, leading to economic loss, loss in food security, a threat to the longevity of wild bird populations, and a threat to public health. This review aims to sum up and discuss existing and prospective measures against highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks and the developments and possibilities to use vaccination as a supporting strategy. Traditional methods to control AIV outbreaks consist of biosecurity, education, diagnostics and surveillance and elimination of infected poultry. As this system has been found insufficient to curb AIV outbreaks without great pushbacks for the economy and food-security, vaccination is considered an important possible second-tier component. Though having some drawbacks, inactivated vaccines are the most commonly used vaccines against AIV due to their safety to use and ability to induce decent humoral immune responses. Recent research on inactivated vaccines found it possible to administer inactivated vaccines via inhalation as a means of passive immunization, making it possible to circumvent some of the drawbacks to inactivated vaccines. Several studies opt for using virus-like particles against AIV outbreaks

Item Type:	Thesis (Bachelor's Thesis)
Supervisor name:	Huckriede, A.L.W. and Akkerman, R.
Degree programme:	Biology
Thesis type:	Bachelor's Thesis
Language:	English
Date Deposited:	25 Oct 2022 14:40
Last Modified:	25 Oct 2022 14:40
URI:	https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/28879

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