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 /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: International Meeting of OIE and WHO Experts on Control of Equine Influenza Miami, Fla., Dorothy Russell Havemeyer Foundation
Other Authors: Mumford, J. A., Daly, J. M., equine veterinarian, Wade, Janette F.
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Newmarket, U.K. : R & W Publications, 2003.
Series:Havemeyer Foundation monograph series ; no. 7.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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