The equine Hendra virus vaccine remains a highly effective preventative measure against infection in horses and humans: ‘The imperative to develop a human vaccine for the Hendra virus in Australia’
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Peel, AField, H
Reid, P
Plowright, R
Broder, C
Skerratt, L
Hayman, D
Restif, O
Taylor, M
Martin, G
Crameri, G
Smith, I
Baker, M
Marsh, G
Barr, J
Breed, A
Wood, J
Dhand, Navneet K.
Toribio, J
Cunningham, A
Fulton, I
Bryden, W
Secombe, C
Wang, L
Abstract
In their commentary article, ‘The imperative to develop a human vaccine for the Hendra virus in Australia’, Zahoor and Mudie (1) argue the case for a human Hendra virus (HeV) vaccine. The statements supporting their arguments are incorrect and have the potential to cause infection ecology & epidemiology confusion and ultimately undermine confidence in current evidence-based risk management strategies, thereby placing equine and human lives at risk.In their commentary article, ‘The imperative to develop a human vaccine for the Hendra virus in Australia’, Zahoor and Mudie (1) argue the case for a human Hendra virus (HeV) vaccine. The statements supporting their arguments are incorrect and have the potential to cause infection ecology & epidemiology confusion and ultimately undermine confidence in current evidence-based risk management strategies, thereby placing equine and human lives at risk.
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2016-01-01Publisher
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Peel, A., Field, H., Reid, P., Plowright, R., Broder, C., Skerratt, L., Hayman, D., Restif, O., Taylor, M., Martin, G., Crameri, G., Smith, I., Baker, M., Marsh, G., Barr, J., Breed, A., Wood, J., Dhand, N., Toribio, J., Cunningham, A., Fulton, I., Bryden, W., Secombe, C., & Wang, L. The equine Hendra virus vaccine remains a highly effective preventative measure against infection in horses and humans: ‘The imperative to develop a human vaccine for the Hendra virus in Australia’. Infection Ecology and Epidemiology 2016, 6: 31658 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/iee.v6.31658. Published: 4 May 2016Share