Influenza infection in ferrets: role of serum antibody in protection and recovery.
AUTOR(ES)
Small, P A
RESUMO
The passive administration of ferret antiserum to Ao (H0N1) influenza virus failed to protect the recipient ferrets from subsequent infection with homologous virus. This susceptibility to infection was observed even when the passively acquired serum hemagglutination inhibition (HI) titer was similar to peak convalescent titers. It is therefore concluded that serum antibody alone is probably not a major factor in the prevention of influenza infection. This does not rule out a possible role for serum antibody in prevention of illness. Subsequent to infection, ferrets that had received passive antisera failed to develop high levels of serum HI antibody. In fact, many had no detectable serum antibody (less than 1:8). These animals shed virus for periods of time quite similar to those of infected control animals, which did develope serum antibody. From these data it was concluded that detectable serum HI antibody does not play a significant role in the recovery of ferrets from influenza infection. Interferon was present in high concentrations in the secretions a few days prior to cessation of virus shedding, but it is not clear whether this was the cause of the recovery or merely a concomitant event. Twenty-one days after initial infection two-thirds of the ferrets that had received passive antibody and all control animals were immune to reinfection with the homologous influenza virus. Since the former group had little or no detectable serum HI antibody but most members were immune, there must be some other host mechanism to account for the immunity.
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