Marek's disease of chickens: global discussion on control strategies for local mitigation

An International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN) sponsored online workshop on “Marek’s disease of chickens – global discussion on control strategies for local mitigation” was organised on 16 November 2022 at Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India along with Professor Venugopal Nair, Scientist Emeritus of The Pirbright Institute, UK.

Eminent speakers on the subject from the United Kingdom, India, United States, France and China gave presentations on the current status of the disease and recent trends in the control of Marek’s disease.

The workshop was attended by 120 participants from different parts of the globe.

A panel discussion was held at the end of the lectures. Members of leading poultry vaccine manufacturers and pharmaceutical industries in India participated in the panel discussion along with the speakers and discussed on the challenges in the control of MD in India and way forward to control the disease.