Avian Influenza Vaccination: A Commentary Focusing on H5N1 High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza

Authors

Karen Burns Grogan, Chicken Scratch, LLC
David A. Halvorson, University of Minnesota
Richard D. Slemons, The Ohio State University

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2007

Comments

Published in CAST Commentary QTA2007-3 October 2007

Abstract

Avian influenza (AI) is a viral disease of poultry, caused by influenzavirus A, classified in the family Orthomyxoviridiae. The influenza A viruses maintained in birds are commonly referred to as avian influenza viruses (AIVs). The AIVs are antigenically, genetically, and biologically diverse; found worldwide in birds; and infect a variety of avian species.