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"The deadly rabies virus was once common across Europe. A bite from an infected
dog, wolf or fox could be fatal.
But then came a breakthrough: an edible vaccine. Since 1978, a billion baits
containing the vaccine have been distributed by 30 European nations. Many
European nations are now considered rabies-free.
Our research team has been developing edible bait vaccines for Tasmanian devils
to protect them from devil facial tumour disease. This approach could be
adapted to protect devils and other scavenging mammals from bird flu.
What’s missing is the right vaccine. Bird flu vaccines for mammals are still
largely experimental. Getting a new vaccine tested and approved in time to be
useful during this outbreak of bird flu would be very challenging – but not
impossible.
The good news is that vaccine development took a huge leap forward during the
COVID pandemic. Vaccines were being tested in humans about two months after
genomic sequencing of the novel coronavirus.
Investing in new bird flu vaccines for wildlife will be useful to help prepare
for future outbreaks."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
