Paradox of vaccination: is vaccination really effective against avian flu epidemics?

Although vaccination can be a useful tool for control of avian influenza epidemics, it might engender emergence of a vaccine-resistant strain. Field and experimental studies show that some avian influenza strains acquire resistance ability against vaccination. We investigated, in the context of the...

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Main Authors: Shingo Iwami, Takafumi Suzuki, Yasuhiro Takeuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2657368?pdf=render