An overview of the epidemic of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus in Egypt: epidemiology and control challenges

EM Abdelwhab, HM Hafez - Epidemiology & Infection, 2011 - cambridge.org
Emergence of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus in Egypt in mid-
February 2006 caused significant losses for the poultry industry and constituted a potential …

The changing nature of avian influenza A virus (H5N1)

Y Watanabe, MS Ibrahim, Y Suzuki, K Ikuta - Trends in microbiology, 2012 - cell.com
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus subtype H5N1 has been endemic in some bird
species since its emergence in 1996 and its ecology, genetics and antigenic properties have …

Evidence for differing evolutionary dynamics of A/H5N1 viruses among countries applying or not applying avian influenza vaccination in poultry

G Cattoli, A Fusaro, I Monne, F Coven, T Joannis… - Vaccine, 2011 - Elsevier
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 (clade 2.2) was introduced into Egypt in
early 2006. Despite the control measures taken, including mass vaccination of poultry, the …

Antigenic drift in H5N1 avian influenza virus in poultry is driven by mutations in major antigenic sites of the hemagglutinin molecule analogous to those for human …

G Cattoli, A Milani, N Temperton, B Zecchin… - Journal of …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has been endemic in poultry in
Egypt since 2008, notwithstanding the implementation of mass vaccination and culling of …

Respiratory disease due to mixed viral infections in poultry flocks in Egypt between 2017 and 2018: Upsurge of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N8 …

KE Hassan, MF El‐Kady… - Transboundary and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
For several years, poultry production in Egypt has been suffering from co‐circulation of
multiple respiratory viruses including highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) H5N1 …

Introduction and enzootic of A/H5N1 in Egypt: Virus evolution, pathogenicity and vaccine efficacy ten years on

EM Abdelwhab, MK Hassan, AS Abdel-Moneim… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
It is almost a decade since the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus (A/H5N1) of
clade 2.2. 1 was introduced to Egypt in 2005, most likely, via wild birds; marking the longest …

Further evidence of antigenic drift and protective efficacy afforded by a recombinant HVT-H5 vaccine against challenge with two antigenically divergent Egyptian clade …

F Rauw, V Palya, S Van Borm, S Welby, T Tatar-Kis… - Vaccine, 2011 - Elsevier
In this study, we have compared the protection afforded by a recombinant turkey herpesvirus
vaccine expressing the H5 gene from a clade 2.2 H5N1 strain (rHVT-H5) and a Mexican …

Influence of maternal immunity on vaccine efficacy and susceptibility of one day old chicks against Egyptian highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1

EM Abdelwhab, C Grund, MM Aly, M Beer… - Veterinary …, 2012 - Elsevier
In Egypt, continuous circulation of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 viruses of
clade 2.2. 1 in vaccinated commercial poultry challenges strenuous control efforts. Here …

Efficacy of rHVT-AI vector vaccine in broilers with passive immunity against challenge with two antigenically divergent Egyptian clade 2.2. 1 HPAI H5N1 strains

F Rauw, V Palya, Y Gardin, T Tatar-Kis… - Avian …, 2012 - meridian.allenpress.com
In countries where avian influenza has become endemic, early vaccination of layer pullets or
broilers with classical inactivated vaccines at the hatchery is no longer an option because of …

Maternal-derived antibodies hinder the antibody response to H9N2 AIV inactivated vaccine in the field

X Pan, X Su, P Ding, J Zhao, H Cui, D Yan, Q Teng… - Animal Diseases, 2022 - Springer
The H9N2 subtype avian influenza virus (AIV) inactivated vaccine has been used
extensively in poultry farms, but it often fails to stimulate a sufficiently high immune response …