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US Stockpiles Ceva Bird Flu Vaccine Ahead of Autumn Outbreak Fears

US Stockpiles Ceva Bird Flu Vaccine Ahead of Autumn Outbreak Fears

US - The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS) has announced the decision to stockpile several hundred million doses of avian influenza (AI) vaccine, including a Ceva vaccine (Vectormune® AI) as one of...

This follows the destruction of nearly 50 million domestic poultry birds already this year, due to outbreaks occurring across 15 states.

This year has seen the worst epizootic (large local outbreak) of highly pathogenic AI (HPAI) ever in the US and despite the outbreak seemingly now under control, there are fears that AI could reappear this autumn

About Vectormune AI

Vectormune ® AI is a commercially available vector vaccine HVT based against HPAI H5. For more information visit http://www.avian-influenza-vaccines.com/

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