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A mathematical model for vaccination programmes against infectious bursal disease

Reference	BBS/E/I/00000700
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Michael Skinner
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	The Pirbright Institute
Department	The Pirbright Institute Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	43,361
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/1997
End date	30/09/1997
Duration	6 months

Abstract

Within the last decade, antigenic and pathotypic variants of IBDV have emerged, the latter with severe, widespread consequences. There is concern that husbandry practices, particularly in the application of different vaccination regimes, have contributed to the emergence and spread of the variants. New vaccines will be developed over coming years, particularly with the recent development of IBDV 'reverse genetics'. There will be a need for the objective assessment of the efficacy of different vaccines in preventing emergence of variants. Mathematical models have been used widely as aids in the design of vaccination programmes for human diseases (most notably measles) and, more recently, veterinary diseases (e.g. foot-and-mouth disease, rabies).

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Committee	Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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