An inactivated influenza D virus vaccine partially protects cattle from respiratory disease caused by homologous challenge

Autor: Kelly Lechtenberg, Lucas Huntimer, Shollie M. Falkenberg, Jamie Henningson, Tom Halbur, Ben M. Hause
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Veterinary Microbiology
ISSN: 0378-1135
Popis: Highlights • The emerging influenza D virus (IDV) caused respiratory disease in calves. • A homologous inactivated vaccine was immunogenic and partially protective. • IDV titers in vaccinated calves were significantly reduced compared to controls. • Fewer vaccinates were positive for IDV by immunohistochemistry. • These results demonstrate an etiologic role for IDV in bovine respiratory disease.
Originally isolated from swine, the proposed influenza D virus has since been shown to be common in cattle. Inoculation of IDV to naïve calves resulted in mild respiratory disease histologically characterized by tracheitis. As several studies have associated the presence of IDV with acute bovine respiratory disease (BRD), we sought to investigate the efficacy of an inactivated IDV vaccine. Vaccinated calves seroconverted with hemagglutination inhibition titers 137–169 following two doses. Non-vaccinated calves challenged with a homologous virus exhibited signs of mild respiratory disease from days four to ten post challenge which was significantly different than negative controls at days five and nine post challenge. Peak viral shedding of approximately 5 TCID50/mL was measured in nasal and tracheal swabs and bronchoalveolar lavage fluids four to six days post challenge. Viral titers were significantly (P
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