Evaluation of an attenuated chicken-origin Histomonas meleagridis vaccine for the prevention of histomonosis in chickens

IntroductionHistomonosis, a protozoan disease caused by Histomonas meleagridis, poses a significant economic burden on domestic poultry in China. To reduce the losses caused by this disease in chickens, an attenuated vaccine was developed by exploiting the diminished virulence of H. meleagridis thro...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Main Authors:	Qiao-Guang Chen, Ling-Ming Kong, Jie Rong, Chen Chen, Shuang Wang, Zhao-Feng Hou, Dan-Dan Liu, Jian-Ping Tao, Jin-Jun Xu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-11-01
Subjects:	Histomonas meleagridis Histomonosis attenuation chicken vaccination
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1491148/full