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Protective efficacy of crude virus-like particle vaccine against HPAI H5N1 in chickens and its application on DIVA strategy

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Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2012 Jun 21. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2012.00396.x. [Epub ahead of print]
Protective efficacy of crude virus-like particle vaccine against HPAI H5N1 in chickens and its application on DIVA strategy.
Park JK, Lee DH, Youn HN, Kim MS, Lee YN, Yuk SS, Lim TH, Jang JH, Kwon JH, Kim BY, Kang SM, Seong BL, Lee JB, Park SY, Choi IS, Song CS.
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Avian Disease Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Center for Inflammation, Immunity & Infection and Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Abstract

Please cite this paper as: Park et al.(2012). Protective efficacy of crude virus-like particle vaccine against HPAI H5N1 in chickens and its application on DIVA strategy. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2012.00396.x. Background  Currently, Asian lineage highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has become widespread across continents. These viruses are persistently circulating among poultry populations in endemic regions, causing huge economic losses, and raising concerns about an H5N1 pandemic. To control HPAI H5N1, effective vaccines for poultry are urgently needed. Objective  In this study, we developed HPAI virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine as a candidate poultry vaccine and evaluated its protective efficacy and possible application for differentiating infected from vaccinated animals (DIVA). Methods  Specific pathogen-free chickens received a single injection of HPAI H5N1 VLP vaccine generated using baculovirus expression vector system. Immunogenicity of VLP vaccines was determined using hemagglutination inhibition (HI), neuraminidase inhibition (NI), and ELISA test. Challenge study was performed to evaluate efficacy of VLP vaccines. Results and Conclusions  A single immunization with HPAI H5N1 VLP vaccine induced high levels of HI and NI antibodies and protected chickens from a lethal challenge of wild-type HPAI H5N1 virus. Viral excretion from the vaccinated and challenged group was strongly reduced compared with a mock-vaccinated control group. Furthermore, we were able to differentiate VLP-vaccinated chickens from vaccinated and then infected chickens with a commercial ELISA test kit, which offers a promising strategy for the application of DIVA concept.

? 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

PMID:
22716302
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22716302
 
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