Immune study in chickens reveals key hurdle for Campylobacter vaccine effort

(University of Liverpool) New University of Liverpool research reveals that the immune response of farmed chickens does not develop fast enough to fight off Campylobacter during their short lifespan. The findings have important implications in the challenge towards developing a poultry vaccine for the bug, which is the UK's leading cause of food poisoning.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news