Molecular and Genetic Medicine

Hamid Samaha

Publications

• Short Article
  Avian influenza vaccination in Egypt: Limitations of the current strategy
  Author(s): Marisa Peyre, Hamid Samaha, Yilma Jobre Makonnen, Ahmed Saad, Amira Abd-Elnabi and Saber GalalMarisa Peyre, Hamid Samaha, Yilma Jobre Makonnen, Ahmed Saad, Amira Abd-Elnabi and Saber Galal
  
  Vaccination of domestic poultry against avian influenza (AI) has been used on a large-scale in South East Asia since 2003 and in Egypt since 2006 to fight H5N1 highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) epidemics. The decision to use mass vaccination against HPAI in Egypt was taken as an emergency measure based on positive impact of such control measures in Vietnam and the People’s Republic of China. However, three years on, the impact on disease control of AI vaccination in Egypt has been very limited. Despite the continuous vaccination of poultry against HPAI, poultry outbreaks and human cases are reported regularly. A recent assessment study highlighted substantial weaknesses in the current immunisation programme and its lack of positive impact on the spread of infection or the maintenance of public health safety. The shortcomings of the vaccination strategy may be attributed i.. Read More»
  

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