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EXPERT REVIEW OF VACCINES
Volume 5, Issue 1, Pages 143-163Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1586/14760584.5.1.143
Keywords
anticoccidials; coccidiosis; Eimeria; embryo vaccination; immunomodulation; intestinal immunity; live vaccines; poultry; recombinant vaccines
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Coccidiosis is recognized as the major parasitic disease of poultry and is caused by the apicomplexan protozoan Eimerid. Coccidiosis seriously impairs the growth and feed utilization of infected animals resulting in loss of productivity. Conventional disease control strategies rely heavily on chemoprophylaxis and, to a certain extent, live vaccines. Combined, these factors inflict tremendous economic losses to the world poultry industry in excess of US$3 billion annually. Increasing regulations and bans on the use of anticoccidial drugs coupled with the associated costs in developing new drugs and live vaccines increases the need for the development of novel approaches and alternative control strategies for coccidiosis. This paper aims to review the current progress in understanding the host immune response to Eimeria and discuss current and potential strategies being developed for coccidiosis control in poultry.
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