Vaccination of poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza – part 1. Available vaccines and vaccination strategies

Abstract Several vaccines have been developed against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), mostly inactivated whole‐virus vaccines for chickens. In the EU, one vaccine is authorised in chickens but is not fully efficacious to stop transmission, highlighting the need for vaccines tailored to div...

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Main Authors: EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (AHAW), European Union Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Julio Alvarez, Dominique Joseph Bicout, Paolo Calistri, Elisabetta Canali, Julian Ashley Drewe, Bruno Garin‐Bastuji, Jose Luis Gonzales Rojas, Christian Gortázar, Mette Herskin, Virginie Michel, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Barbara Padalino, Helen Clare Roberts, Hans Spoolder, Karl Stahl, Antonio Velarde, Christoph Winckler, Eleonora Bastino, Alessio Bortolami, Claire Guinat, Timm Harder, Arjan Stegeman, Calogero Terregino, Inmaculada Aznar Asensio, Lina Mur, Alessandro Broglia, Francesca Baldinelli, Arvo Viltrop
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8271
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author EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (AHAW), European Union Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza
Søren Saxmose Nielsen
Julio Alvarez
Dominique Joseph Bicout
Paolo Calistri
Elisabetta Canali
Julian Ashley Drewe
Bruno Garin‐Bastuji
Jose Luis Gonzales Rojas
Christian Gortázar
Mette Herskin
Virginie Michel
Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca
Barbara Padalino
Helen Clare Roberts
Hans Spoolder
Karl Stahl
Antonio Velarde
Christoph Winckler
Eleonora Bastino
Alessio Bortolami
Claire Guinat
Timm Harder
Arjan Stegeman
Calogero Terregino
Inmaculada Aznar Asensio
Lina Mur
Alessandro Broglia
Francesca Baldinelli
Arvo Viltrop
author_facet EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (AHAW), European Union Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza
Søren Saxmose Nielsen
Julio Alvarez
Dominique Joseph Bicout
Paolo Calistri
Elisabetta Canali
Julian Ashley Drewe
Bruno Garin‐Bastuji
Jose Luis Gonzales Rojas
Christian Gortázar
Mette Herskin
Virginie Michel
Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca
Barbara Padalino
Helen Clare Roberts
Hans Spoolder
Karl Stahl
Antonio Velarde
Christoph Winckler
Eleonora Bastino
Alessio Bortolami
Claire Guinat
Timm Harder
Arjan Stegeman
Calogero Terregino
Inmaculada Aznar Asensio
Lina Mur
Alessandro Broglia
Francesca Baldinelli
Arvo Viltrop
author_sort EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (AHAW), European Union Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza
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description Abstract Several vaccines have been developed against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), mostly inactivated whole‐virus vaccines for chickens. In the EU, one vaccine is authorised in chickens but is not fully efficacious to stop transmission, highlighting the need for vaccines tailored to diverse poultry species and production types. Off‐label use of vaccines is possible, but effectiveness varies. Vaccines are usually injectable, a time‐consuming process. Mass‐application vaccines outside hatcheries remain rare. First vaccination varies from in‐ovo to 6 weeks of age. Data about immunity onset and duration in the target species are often unavailable, despite being key for effective planning. Minimising antigenic distance between vaccines and field strains is essential, requiring rapid updates of vaccines to match circulating strains. Generating harmonised vaccine efficacy data showing vaccine ability to reduce transmission is crucial and this ability should be also assessed in field trials. Planning vaccination requires selecting the most adequate vaccine type and vaccination scheme. Emergency protective vaccination is limited to vaccines that are not restricted by species, age or pre‐existing vector‐immunity, while preventive vaccination should prioritise achieving the highest protection, especially for the most susceptible species in high‐risk transmission areas. Model simulations in France, Italy and The Netherlands revealed that (i) duck and turkey farms are more infectious than chickens, (ii) depopulating infected farms only showed limitations in controlling disease spread, while 1‐km ring‐culling performed better than or similar to emergency preventive ring‐vaccination scenarios, although with the highest number of depopulated farms, (iii) preventive vaccination of the most susceptible species in high‐risk transmission areas was the best option to minimise the outbreaks' number and duration, (iv) during outbreaks in such areas, emergency protective vaccination in a 3‐km radius was more effective than 1‐ and 10‐km radius. Vaccine efficacy should be monitored and complement other surveillance and preventive efforts.
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spelling doaj.art-d9e6c3594cff47798c82b20f67b3306c2023-11-06T09:10:56ZengWileyEFSA Journal1831-47322023-10-012110n/an/a10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8271Vaccination of poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza – part 1. Available vaccines and vaccination strategiesEFSA Panel on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (AHAW), European Union Reference Laboratory for Avian InfluenzaSøren Saxmose NielsenJulio AlvarezDominique Joseph BicoutPaolo CalistriElisabetta CanaliJulian Ashley DreweBruno Garin‐BastujiJose Luis Gonzales RojasChristian GortázarMette HerskinVirginie MichelMiguel Ángel Miranda ChuecaBarbara PadalinoHelen Clare RobertsHans SpoolderKarl StahlAntonio VelardeChristoph WincklerEleonora BastinoAlessio BortolamiClaire GuinatTimm HarderArjan StegemanCalogero TerreginoInmaculada Aznar AsensioLina MurAlessandro BrogliaFrancesca BaldinelliArvo ViltropAbstract Several vaccines have been developed against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), mostly inactivated whole‐virus vaccines for chickens. In the EU, one vaccine is authorised in chickens but is not fully efficacious to stop transmission, highlighting the need for vaccines tailored to diverse poultry species and production types. Off‐label use of vaccines is possible, but effectiveness varies. Vaccines are usually injectable, a time‐consuming process. Mass‐application vaccines outside hatcheries remain rare. First vaccination varies from in‐ovo to 6 weeks of age. Data about immunity onset and duration in the target species are often unavailable, despite being key for effective planning. Minimising antigenic distance between vaccines and field strains is essential, requiring rapid updates of vaccines to match circulating strains. Generating harmonised vaccine efficacy data showing vaccine ability to reduce transmission is crucial and this ability should be also assessed in field trials. Planning vaccination requires selecting the most adequate vaccine type and vaccination scheme. Emergency protective vaccination is limited to vaccines that are not restricted by species, age or pre‐existing vector‐immunity, while preventive vaccination should prioritise achieving the highest protection, especially for the most susceptible species in high‐risk transmission areas. Model simulations in France, Italy and The Netherlands revealed that (i) duck and turkey farms are more infectious than chickens, (ii) depopulating infected farms only showed limitations in controlling disease spread, while 1‐km ring‐culling performed better than or similar to emergency preventive ring‐vaccination scenarios, although with the highest number of depopulated farms, (iii) preventive vaccination of the most susceptible species in high‐risk transmission areas was the best option to minimise the outbreaks' number and duration, (iv) during outbreaks in such areas, emergency protective vaccination in a 3‐km radius was more effective than 1‐ and 10‐km radius. Vaccine efficacy should be monitored and complement other surveillance and preventive efforts.https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8271Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)poultryvaccinesvaccine efficacyavian influenza transmissionvaccination strategies
spellingShingle EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (AHAW), European Union Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza
Søren Saxmose Nielsen
Julio Alvarez
Dominique Joseph Bicout
Paolo Calistri
Elisabetta Canali
Julian Ashley Drewe
Bruno Garin‐Bastuji
Jose Luis Gonzales Rojas
Christian Gortázar
Mette Herskin
Virginie Michel
Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca
Barbara Padalino
Helen Clare Roberts
Hans Spoolder
Karl Stahl
Antonio Velarde
Christoph Winckler
Eleonora Bastino
Alessio Bortolami
Claire Guinat
Timm Harder
Arjan Stegeman
Calogero Terregino
Inmaculada Aznar Asensio
Lina Mur
Alessandro Broglia
Francesca Baldinelli
Arvo Viltrop
Vaccination of poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza – part 1. Available vaccines and vaccination strategies
EFSA Journal
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)
poultry
vaccines
vaccine efficacy
avian influenza transmission
vaccination strategies
title Vaccination of poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza – part 1. Available vaccines and vaccination strategies
title_full Vaccination of poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza – part 1. Available vaccines and vaccination strategies
title_fullStr Vaccination of poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza – part 1. Available vaccines and vaccination strategies
title_full_unstemmed Vaccination of poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza – part 1. Available vaccines and vaccination strategies
title_short Vaccination of poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza – part 1. Available vaccines and vaccination strategies
title_sort vaccination of poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza part 1 available vaccines and vaccination strategies
topic Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)
poultry
vaccines
vaccine efficacy
avian influenza transmission
vaccination strategies
url https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8271
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