Following an earlier decision to allow the use of vaccines to control highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the European Union under certain conditions, veterinary authorities in Germany are reported to be planning to put this measure into practice. Already in mid-2023, the Standing Vaccination Commission for Veterinary Medicine (StIko-Vet) explored the possibility of vaccination to bring the spread of the disease under control. The group comes under the umbrella of Germany’s national veterinary reference laboratory, Friedrich-Loeffler Institute.
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