Publications by authors named "Andrey Lunitsin"

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  • The production of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) vaccines in Russia relies on two virus strains, "45G37/35-k" and "ARRIAH," which are of common origin.
  • A full genome analysis of the PPRV/45G37/35-k strain revealed it is related to the established vaccine strain Nigeria/75/1, but with 248 nucleotide differences, suggesting it is a distinct, unrecognized strain.
  • The safety and effectiveness of the Russian vaccine strains need to be thoroughly documented and submitted to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) before they can be distributed widely.
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Wild ducks are known to be able to carry avian influenza viruses over long distances and infect domestic ducks, which in their turn infect domestic chickens. Therefore, prevention of virus transmission between ducks and chickens is important to control the spread of avian influenza. Here we used a low pathogenic wild aquatic bird virus A/duck/Moscow/4182/2010 (H5N3) for prevention of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) transmission between ducks and chickens.

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Since the first introduction of rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD) in 1986, disease outbreaks have been continuously reported in different regions of Russia. Despite extensive vaccination, sporadic RHD cases are still reported. Here, we examine eleven RHDV strains originating from disease outbreaks occurring between 2003 and 2012 and one widely used vaccine strain.

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