Comparison of single day-old chick vaccination using a Newcastle disease virus vector with a prime-boost vaccination scheme against a highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 challenge.

Comparison of single day-old chick vaccination using a Newcastle disease virus vector with a prime-boost vaccination scheme against a highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 challenge. Avian Pathol. 2013 Dec 9; Authors: Ferreira HL, Rauw F, Pirlot JF, Reynard F, van den Berg T, Bublot M, Lambrecht B Abstract Avian influenza (AI) vaccines should be used as part of a whole comprehensive AI control programme. Vectored vaccines based on Newcastle disease virus (NDV) are very promising, but are licensed in only a few countries so far. In the present study, the immunogenicity and protection against a highly pathogenic (HP) H5N1 influenza challenge were evaluated after vaccination with an enterotropic NDV vector expressing an H5 hemagglutinin (rNDV-H5) in day-old SPF chickens inoculated once, twice or once followed by a heterologous boost with an inactivated H5N9 vaccine (iH5N9). The heterologous prime-boost rNDV-H5/iH5N9 combination afforded the best level of protection against the H5N1 challenge performed at 6 weeks of age. Two rNDV-H5 administrations conferred a good level of protection after challenge, although only a cellular H5-specific response could be detected. Interestingly, a single administration of rNDV-H5 gave the same level of protection as the double administration but without any detectable H5-specific immune response. In contrast to AI immunity, a high humoral, mucosal and cellular NDV-specific immunity could be detected up to 6 week...
Source: Avian Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Tags: Avian Pathol Source Type: research