Intranasal IgG4/7 antibody responses protect horses against equid herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) infection including nasal virus shedding and cell-associated viremia.

In conclusion, protective immunity against EHV-1 infection including prevention of viremia was associated with robust systemic and intranasal IgG4/7 antibodies suggesting immediate virus neutralization at the local site. PMID: 30928700 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30928700?dopt=Abstract

Source: Virology - March 21, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Perkins G, Babasyan S, Stout AE, Freer H, Rollins A, Wimer CL, Wagner B Tags: Virology Source Type: research