Efficacy of novel recombinant fowlpox vaccine against recent Mexican H7N3 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

Since 2012, H7N3 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has produced negative economic and animal welfare impacts on poultry in central Mexico. In the present study, chickens were vaccinated with two different recombinant fowlpox virus vaccines (rFPV-H7/3002 with 2015 H7 hemagglutinin [HA] gene in...

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Authors: Criado, M. F.; Bertran, Kateri|||0000-0002-6920-4154; Lee, D. H.; Killmaster, Lindsay; Stephens, C. B.; Spackman, E.; Sa e Silva, M.; Atkins, E.; Mebatsion, T.; Widener, J.; Pritchard, N.; King, H.; Swayne, David E|||0000-0001-7472-1992
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Publication date:2019
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:223357
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https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.03.009
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Keyword:Grip aviària
High pathogenicity avian influenza
H7N3
Recombinant fowlpox virus vaccine
Chickens
Immunity
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author Criado, M. F.
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Lee, D. H.
Killmaster, Lindsay
Stephens, C. B.
Spackman, E.
Sa e Silva, M.
Atkins, E.
Mebatsion, T.
Widener, J.
Pritchard, N.
King, H.
Swayne, David E|||0000-0001-7472-1992
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author_browse Atkins, E.
Bertran, Kateri|||0000-0002-6920-4154
Criado, M. F.
Killmaster, Lindsay
King, H.
Lee, D. H.
Mebatsion, T.
Pritchard, N.
Sa e Silva, M.
Spackman, E.
Stephens, C. B.
Swayne, David E|||0000-0001-7472-1992
Widener, J.
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Bertran, Kateri|||0000-0002-6920-4154
Lee, D. H.
Killmaster, Lindsay
Stephens, C. B.
Spackman, E.
Sa e Silva, M.
Atkins, E.
Mebatsion, T.
Widener, J.
Pritchard, N.
King, H.
Swayne, David E|||0000-0001-7472-1992
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description Since 2012, H7N3 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has produced negative economic and animal welfare impacts on poultry in central Mexico. In the present study, chickens were vaccinated with two different recombinant fowlpox virus vaccines (rFPV-H7/3002 with 2015 H7 hemagglutinin [HA] gene insert, and rFPV-H7/2155 with 2002 H7 HA gene insert), and were then challenged three weeks later with H7N3 HPAI virus (A/chicken/Jalisco/CPA-37905/2015). The rFPV-H7/3002 vaccine conferred 100% protection against mortality and morbidity, and significantly reduced virus shed titers from the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. In contrast, 100% of sham and rFPV-H7/2155 vaccinated birds shed virus at higher titers and died within 4 days. Pre- (15/20) and post- (20/20) challenge serum of birds vaccinated with rFPV-H7/3002 had antibodies detectable by hemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay using challenge virus antigen. However, only a few birds (3/20) in the rFPV-H7/2155 vaccinated group had antibodies that reacted against the challenge strain but all birds had antibodies that reacted against the homologous vaccine antigen (A/turkey/Virginia/SEP-66/2002) (20/20). One possible explanation for differences in vaccines efficacy is the antigenic drift between circulating viruses and vaccines. Molecular analysis demonstrated that the Mexican H7N3 strains have continued to rapidly evolve since 2012. In addition, we identified in silico three potential new N-glycosylation sites on the globular head of the H7 HA of A/chicken/Jalisco/CPA-37905/2015 challenge virus, which were absent in 2012 H7N3 outbreak virus. Our results suggested that mutations in the HA antigenic sites including increased glycosylation sites, accumulated in the new circulating Mexican H7 HPAIV strains, altered the recognition of neutralizing antibodies from the older vaccine strain rFPV-H7/2155. Therefore, the protective efficacy of novel rFPV-H7/3002 against recent outbreak Mexican H7N3 HPAIV confirms the importance of frequent updating of vaccines seed strains for long-term effective control of H7 HPAI virus.
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spelling Efficacy of novel recombinant fowlpox vaccine against recent Mexican H7N3 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Criado, M. F. Bertran, Kateri|||0000-0002-6920-4154 Lee, D. H. Killmaster, Lindsay Stephens, C. B. Spackman, E. Sa e Silva, M. Atkins, E. Mebatsion, T. Widener, J. Pritchard, N. King, H. Swayne, David E|||0000-0001-7472-1992 Grip aviària High pathogenicity avian influenza H7N3 Recombinant fowlpox virus vaccine Chickens Immunity Since 2012, H7N3 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has produced negative economic and animal welfare impacts on poultry in central Mexico. In the present study, chickens were vaccinated with two different recombinant fowlpox virus vaccines (rFPV-H7/3002 with 2015 H7 hemagglutinin [HA] gene insert, and rFPV-H7/2155 with 2002 H7 HA gene insert), and were then challenged three weeks later with H7N3 HPAI virus (A/chicken/Jalisco/CPA-37905/2015). The rFPV-H7/3002 vaccine conferred 100% protection against mortality and morbidity, and significantly reduced virus shed titers from the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. In contrast, 100% of sham and rFPV-H7/2155 vaccinated birds shed virus at higher titers and died within 4 days. Pre- (15/20) and post- (20/20) challenge serum of birds vaccinated with rFPV-H7/3002 had antibodies detectable by hemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay using challenge virus antigen. However, only a few birds (3/20) in the rFPV-H7/2155 vaccinated group had antibodies that reacted against the challenge strain but all birds had antibodies that reacted against the homologous vaccine antigen (A/turkey/Virginia/SEP-66/2002) (20/20). One possible explanation for differences in vaccines efficacy is the antigenic drift between circulating viruses and vaccines. Molecular analysis demonstrated that the Mexican H7N3 strains have continued to rapidly evolve since 2012. In addition, we identified in silico three potential new N-glycosylation sites on the globular head of the H7 HA of A/chicken/Jalisco/CPA-37905/2015 challenge virus, which were absent in 2012 H7N3 outbreak virus. Our results suggested that mutations in the HA antigenic sites including increased glycosylation sites, accumulated in the new circulating Mexican H7 HPAIV strains, altered the recognition of neutralizing antibodies from the older vaccine strain rFPV-H7/2155. Therefore, the protective efficacy of novel rFPV-H7/3002 against recent outbreak Mexican H7N3 HPAIV confirms the importance of frequent updating of vaccines seed strains for long-term effective control of H7 HPAI virus. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/223357 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.03.009
spellingShingle Efficacy of novel recombinant fowlpox vaccine against recent Mexican H7N3 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Criado, M. F.
Grip aviària
High pathogenicity avian influenza
H7N3
Recombinant fowlpox virus vaccine
Chickens
Immunity
title Efficacy of novel recombinant fowlpox vaccine against recent Mexican H7N3 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
title_full Efficacy of novel recombinant fowlpox vaccine against recent Mexican H7N3 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
title_fullStr Efficacy of novel recombinant fowlpox vaccine against recent Mexican H7N3 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
title_full_unstemmed Efficacy of novel recombinant fowlpox vaccine against recent Mexican H7N3 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
title_short Efficacy of novel recombinant fowlpox vaccine against recent Mexican H7N3 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
title_sort Efficacy of novel recombinant fowlpox vaccine against recent Mexican H7N3 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
topic Grip aviària
High pathogenicity avian influenza
H7N3
Recombinant fowlpox virus vaccine
Chickens
Immunity
topic_facet Grip aviària
High pathogenicity avian influenza
H7N3
Recombinant fowlpox virus vaccine
Chickens
Immunity
url https://ddd.uab.cat/record/223357
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.03.009