Efficacy of vaccination for bluetongue virus serotype 8 performed shortly before challenge and implications for animal trade
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- 作者：Massimo Spedicato ; Alessio Lorusso ; a.lorusso@izs.it ; Romolo Salini ; Annapia Di Gennaro ; Alessandra Leone ; Liana Teodori ; Claudia Casaccia ; Ottavio Portanti ; Paolo Calistri ; Armando Giovannini ; Giovanni Savini
- 关键词：Bluetongue virus serotype 8 ; Vaccine ; Sheep ; Animal trade ; Emergency vaccination
- 刊名：Preventive Veterinary Medicine
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：1 January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：136
- 期：Complete
- 页码：49-55
- 全文大小：1345 K
- 卷排序：136
文摘
Vaccination is the most effective strategy for controlling Bluetongue virus (BTV) spread and economic consequences thereof. In this study we verified in sheep, using one commercially available inactivated vaccine for BTV-8 (BTVPUR AlSap 8), when, during the recommended vaccination schedule, animals start to be effectively protected against challenge with wild-type strain. To this aim, sheep were challenged at different time points shortly after the first vaccine injection. Twenty-four Sarda sheep were divided into four groups vaccinated two weeks before challenge (Group A), one week before challenge (Group B) and concurrently with challenge (Group C). A second vaccine was performed twenty-eight days later with respect the first vaccine administration in each experimental group. The last group consisted of six non vaccinated-infected animals (NVIA). Virological and serological examinations were performed before and after challenge up to 42 and 77 days post challenge, respectively. The results of the study show that vaccination commenced as little as two weeks before challenge (Group A) prevented viremia and RNAemia in challenged sheep altogether. Conversely, Group B was partially protected from challenge and Group C showed viraemia and RNAemia similar to NVIA. This study indicates that the first administration of inactivated vaccine performed two weeks before challenge was able to prevent viraemia. Overall, our findings may have direct consequences for the management of an unexpected BTV-8 outbreak in sheep and for the legislation on sheep trade from BTV restriction areas.