Lipatov AS, Hoffmann E, Salomon R, Yen HL, Webster. Cross-Protectiveness and Immunogenicity of Influenza A/Duck/Singapore/3/97(H5) Vaccines against Infection with A/Vietnam/1203/04(H5N1) Virus in Ferrets. J Infect Dis. 2006 Oct 15;194(8):1040-3. Epub 2006
Ferrets were immunized with two 7- mu g doses of hemagglutinin from inactivated whole-virus vaccines containing the hemagglutinin gene of A/Duck/Singapore/3/97(H5N3) then inoculated with a lethal dose of A/Vietnam/1203/04(H5N1) (Viet/1203/04). Serum samples did not react with Viet/1203/04 in hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) or virus-neutralization (VN) tests. All vaccinated ferrets survived the challenge, whereas all mock-immunized ferrets died. Immunized ferrets had significantly lower virus titers in the upper respiratory tract and less-severe disease. Vaccine generated from antigenically different H5 virus protects against infection by a highly pathogenic H5 strain. Neither HI nor VN testing provides correlates of cross-protection in ferrets.
See Also:
Latest articles in those days:
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection in a Dairy Farm Worker 7 hours ago
- [preprint] Emergence and interstate spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) in dairy cattle 1 days ago
- Modelling the transmission dynamics of H9N2 avian influenza viruses in a live bird market 1 days ago
- CD8+ T-cell responses towards conserved influenza B virus epitopes across anatomical sites and age 4 days ago
- Surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) in a raptor rehabilitation center-2022 4 days ago
[Go Top] [Close Window]