Newcastle disease gets new vaccine

Friday, January 14, 2011 - 11:02 in Health & Medicine

A new vaccine for Newcastle disease (ND) in poultry has been developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists in Athens, Ga. Using reverse genetics technology, the new vaccine is made from part of a virus that is similar to the wild-type Newcastle disease virus (NDV) circulating in the environment today.

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