Immunity to Influenza in Ferrets X. Intranasal Immunization of Ferrets with Inactivated Influenza A Virus Vaccines

AUTOR(ES)

McLaren, C.

RESUMO

The response of ferrets after intranasal inoculation of inactivated A/Hong Kong/68 (H3N2) influenza virus vaccines is reported. Normal ferrets given either saline vaccine in drops or freeze-dried vaccine in an aerosol intranasally did not produce detectable serum or nasal hemagglutination inhibiting antibody and were found to be completely susceptible to challenge infection with A/Hong Kong/68 virus. Intranasal saline vaccine did not produce an additive effect on the response of ferrets simultaneously given the same vaccine intramuscularly with adjuvant. Ferrets primed by previous infection with A/PR/8/34 (H0N1) influenza virus, however, responded to intranasal immunization with saline A/Hong Kong/68 virus vaccine and produced serum and nasal antibody. These animals were found to be partially resistant to challenge infection, in contrast to similar animals given saline vaccine intramuscularly which were completely resistant to challenge infection. Primed ferrets did not respond after immunization with the freeze-dried aerosol vaccine, but this may have been due to a failure of the aerosol to be inhaled satisfactorily.

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