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dc.contributor.authorVan Rijn, Piet A.
dc.contributor.authorPotgieter, Christiaan A.
dc.contributor.authorMaris-Veldhuis, Mieke A.
dc.contributor.authorGrobler, Miemie
dc.contributor.authorWright, Isabel M.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-28T07:54:58Z
dc.date.available2020-09-28T07:54:58Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationVan Rijn, P.A. et al. 2020. Safety and efficacy of inactivated African horse sickness (AHS) vaccine formulated with different adjuvants. Vaccine, 38(45):7108-7117. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.08.072]en_US
dc.identifier.issn0264-410X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/35825
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X20311245
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.08.072
dc.description.abstractAfrican horse sickness virus (AHSV) is a virus species in the genus Orbivirus of the family Reoviridae causing African Horse Sickness (AHS) in equids with a mortality of about 95% in naïve horses. AHS causes serious losses in developing countries where horses play a central role in draft power and transportation. There are nine AHSV serotypes inducing no or low cross-neutralizing antibodies. AHSV is spread by biting Culicoides midges. AHS is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, and a serious threat outside Africa, since Culicoides species in moderate climate conditions are spreading the closely related bluetongue virus. AHS outbreaks will be devastating for the equestrian industry in developed countries. Live-attenuated vaccines (LAVs) are licensed, marketed and in use in Africa. Their application is controversial with regard to safety issues. LAVs are not allowed in AHS-free countries. We here studied inactivated AHSV with different adjuvants in guinea pigs and horses. Subcutaneous and intramuscular vaccination were studied in horses. Local reactions were observed after prime and boost vaccination. In general, neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) titres were very low after prime vaccination, whereas boost vaccination resulted in high nAb titres for some adjuvants. Vaccinated horses were selected based on local reactions and nAb titres to study efficacy. Unfortunately, not all vaccinated horses survived virulent AHSV infection. Further, most survivors temporarily developed clinical signs and viremia. Further, the current prototype inactivated AHS vaccine is not suitable as emergency vaccine, because onset of protection is slow and requires boost vaccinations. On the other hand, inactivated AHS vaccine is completely safe with respect to virus spread, and incorporation of the DIVA principle based on NS3/NS3a serology and exploring a vaccine production platform for other serotypes is feasible. A superior adjuvant increasing the protective response without causing local reactions will be required to develop payable and acceptable inactivated AHS vaccinesen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectAfrican Horse Sicknessen_US
dc.subjectInactivated vaccineen_US
dc.subjectAdjuvanten_US
dc.titleSafety and efficacy of inactivated African horse sickness (AHS) vaccine formulated with different adjuvantsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.contributor.researchID24551287 - Van Rijn, Petrus Antonius
dc.contributor.researchID10085637 - Potgieter, Abraham Christiaan


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