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      Securing poultry production from the ever-present Eimeria challenge.

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      Trends in parasitology
      Elsevier BV
      chickens, coccidiosis, food security, new approaches, vaccines

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          The intestinal disease coccidiosis, caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Eimeria, is one of the most important livestock diseases in the world. It has a high impact in the poultry industry where parasite transmission is favoured by high-density housing of large numbers of susceptible birds. Coccidiosis control in poultry is achieved by careful husbandry combined with in-feed anticoccidial drugs or vaccination with live parasites. However, outbreaks of coccidiosis still occur and subclinical infections, which significantly impact on productivity and food security, are common due to widespread drug resistance, high parasite prevalence, and environmental persistence. Herein, we review some recent approaches for the production of cheaper third generation vaccines, based on robust methods for identification of immunoprotective antigens and the use of transgenic Eimeria.

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          Journal
          Trends Parasitol
          Trends in parasitology
          Elsevier BV
          1471-5007
          1471-4922
          Jan 2014
          : 30
          : 1
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hertfordshire, AL9 7TA, UK. Electronic address: Dblake@rvc.ac.uk.
          [2 ] Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hertfordshire, AL9 7TA, UK. Electronic address: Ftomley@rvc.ac.uk.
          Article
          S1471-4922(13)00164-5
          10.1016/j.pt.2013.10.003
          24238797
          676cc446-3f4e-4119-9019-b42aea23c55d
          Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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          chickens,coccidiosis,food security,new approaches,vaccines
          chickens, coccidiosis, food security, new approaches, vaccines

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