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Proceedings of the Fourth International Meeting of OIE and WHO Experts on Control of Equine Influenza
surveillance and vaccine efficacy : the American perspective : 3rd-5th August 1999, Miami, Florida, USA
Fourth International Meeting of OIE and WHO Experts on Control of Equine Influenza
International Meeting of OIE and WHO Experts on Control of Equine Influenza 1999 : Miami, Fla.)
Overview of equine influenza from the American perspective -- International collating centre report -- Regional reports of outbreaks diagnosed and domestic vaccination policies -- Discussion -- Genetic analysis based on nucleotide sequence of the HA and other genes -- Antigenic analysis based on serological tests using ferret and horse sera and monoclonal antibodies -- Discussion -- Report on activities of the Equine Influenza Expert Surveillance Panel -- Review of criteria used for vaccine strain selection -- Comparison of sera from different species for antigenic analysis -- The use of post vaccination field sera to differentiate between virus strains -- Significance of antigenic variation for vaccine efficacy - studies in horses -- Studies in hamsters -- Currently available vaccines -- Vaccine characteristics and performance - comparative serological studies -- Effect of maternal antibodies on the response to vaccination -- Duration of immunity -- Responses to vaccination in young Thoroughbreds -- Protection against experimental infection - correlates of immunity -- Protection against field infection -- Novel approaches to vaccination -- Discussion -- OIE standards -- European perspective -- American perspective -- Provision of standards -- Discussion -- OIE Code and Standard -- Regional regulations and transport issues -- Inadequate monitoring of field influenza as a factor contributing to the lack of control of influenza -- Discussion -- Role of vaccine manufacturers -- International movement and disease control -- Extending the surveillance network -- Main conclusions and recomendations of the meeting -- Recommendations for virus vaccine strains
editors, J.A. Mumford, J.M. Daly and J.F. Wade.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Havemeyer Foundation monograph series ; no. 7