Role and Importance of NS1 Protein of Avian Influenza Virus to Grow in the Presence of Interferon and Evaluation of the NS1 Mutant Viruses as Potential DIVA Vaccines

A proper vaccination program can play a critical role in prevention and control of avian influenza (AI) in commercial poultry. Low pathogenic avian influenza viruses (LPAIV) of H5 and H7 AI subtypes cause serious economic losses to the poultry industry and have the potential to mutate to highly path...

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Main Author: Brahmakshatriya, Vinayak
Other Authors: Reddy, Sanjay
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
Subjects:
NS1
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-08-6992