Riems foot-and-mouth disease oil emulsion vaccines for swine. 2. Use of foot-and-mouth 2-component oil emulsion vaccines in practice

Riems FMD two-component oil emulsion vaccine was subcutaneously applied (5 ml) under field conditions to 855 store pigs of different age groups (trivalent--O1, A5, C). It produced early onset of lasting strong immunity against the three above FMD virus types. General condition of the animals and their body weight development were not adversely affected. Pea-size to walnut-size vaccination granulomas were recorded on slaughter as locally delimited reactions in 15 to 20 percent of vaccinated animals and were found to be morphologically correlated to adjuvant action. They were easily removed from the carcasses by excision of the vaccination point, with only minor loss of slaughter substance.     

Inactivated oil emulsion vaccines from selected clones of Newcastle disease virus

Summary

The immunogenicity of oil emulsion (OE) vaccines prepared from two selected clones of a Nigerian strain of Newcastle disease virus and two commercial vaccine strains were compared. Geometric mean haemagglutination inhibition titre was lowest in OE‐Lasota, although all four vaccines gave 100% protection against clinical Newcastle disease. The use of OE vaccines is recommended for commercial use in Nigeria.     

Inactivated oil emulsion vaccines from selected clones of Newcastle disease virus

The immunogenicity of oil emulsion (OE) vaccines prepared from two selected clones of a Nigerian strain of Newcastle disease virus and two commercial vaccine strains were compared. Geometric mean haemagglutination inhibition titre was lowest in OE-Lasota, although all four vaccines gave 100% protection against clinical Newcastle disease. The use of OE vaccines is recommended for commercial use in Nigeria.     

Comparison of the efficacy of four inactivated infectious bursal disease oil emulsion vaccines

A comparison was made between four inactivated infectious bursal disease (IBD) oil emulsion vaccines. Vaccine A, which was prepared from antigen derived from bursae of Fabricius, stimulated higher levels of IBD gel diffusion titres than vaccines B, C and D, which were prepared from antigens derived from embryo fluids. The progeny of parents vaccinated with vaccine A resisted IBD challenge for eight days longer than the progeny of any of the other vaccinated parents.     

Antibody response in cattle to oil emulsion rabies and ephemeral fever vaccines

A stable oil emulsion rabies vaccine with a low viscosity was composed by a formula previously employed for Newcastle disease vaccine. Cattle developed high and sustained antibody levels, and guinea pigs were found to be solidly immune after a single injection of this vaccine. Antibody responses in cattle to 2 oil emulsion ephemeral fever vaccines were not satisfactory after a single injection, and severe local reactions were encountered when booster injections were applied.     

鸡减蛋综合症油乳剂灭活苗保存期试验的研究

为观察四元材料制备的EDS-76油乳剂灭活苗的最佳保存期,用4批EDS-76油乳剂灭活苗(批号 200001、200002、200003、200004),分别置0～4 ℃、11～20 ℃(室温),经保存0、1、3、6、8、9、12个月后,检查其物理性状,并按1个月免疫剂量免疫EDS-76阴性的120日龄的伊莎褐母鸡,免疫后25日检测血清中HI抗体.结果表明,这批苗于0～4 ℃和11～20 ℃分别保存12个月和8个月,物理性状不变;4℃保存9个月和12个月HI抗体有所下降,仍能达到较高的抗体滴度水平,起到免疫保护作用;在11～20 ℃保存3个月时HI抗体下降到8Log2左右,但仍远远高于保护水平;因此,本疫苗保存期4℃暂定为1 a,11～20 ℃暂定3个月.     

Guinea pig protection test as indicator of potency of oil emulsion foot-and-mouth disease vaccines

A vaccine potency test is described involving virus challenge to six groups of 10 guinea pigs at five weeks after vaccination. Sixteen oil emulsion foot-and-mouth disease vaccines were so tested and nine retested after storage at 4 degrees C for up to 28.3 months. The results were compared with those of the routinely used oil emulsion vaccine potency test (protection afforded to eight pigs challenged 21 days after vaccination). When guinea pig estimates of 3 log2 PD50 or more were obtained, then, with one exception, the batches protected all or almost all pigs from challenge, but when the guinea pig estimates were less than 1 log2 PD50, the vaccines failed to protect five out of eight pigs. The sensitivity and reproducibility of the guinea pig method, established by repeated tests on two vaccine batches, seemed acceptable. The results suggested that guinea pig estimates might provide a suitable substitute for pig challenge potency tests because they reflected the potency of the vaccines, were likely to involve smaller standard errors and caused less discomfort to animals.     

Immune responses of breeding chickens to trivalent oil emulsion vaccines: responses to infectious bronchitis

Three similar flocks of broiler breeder parent chickens that had been given live infections bronchitis (IB) vaccines during rearing were injected at 20 weeks of age with three different oil emulsion vaccines: a commercial monovalent Newcastle disease (ND) vaccine (flock A); an experimental bivalent vaccine containing ND and infectious bursal disease (IBD) components (flock B); and an experimental trivalent vaccine containing ND, IBD and IB components (flock C). One week after vaccination 40 hens from flock A and 40 from flock C were taken to the laboratory and their egg yields individually recorded. At 37 weeks of age they were challenged by aerosol exposure to virulent IB virus. The egg production dropped significantly in the hens from flock A but not in the hens from flock C. On the farm, flock C showed a higher mean IB virus antibody titre four weeks after vaccination but titres rose in all three flocks indicating the presence of active IB virus infection. No differences in egg yields were found between the three farm flocks.     

Use of inactivated oil emulsion infectious bursal disease vaccines in breeder chickens to prevent immunosuppression in progeny chicks

Two chicken flocks, vaccinated with different inactivated infectious bursal disease vaccines, and one unvaccinated flock provided chicks with high and low levels of and no maternally derived immunity. Following challenge at three ages with a subclinical strain of infectious bursal disease virus the chicks were assessed for bursal damage and suppression of the immune response to Newcastle disease virus. Both high and low levels of maternally derived antibody prevented immunosuppression but the lower level provided only partial protection against bursal damage.     

Immunization of chickens and turkeys against avian influenza with monovalent and polyvalent oil emulsion vaccines.

Chickens and turkeys vaccinated with inactivated virus oil-emulsion vaccines containing different concentrations of either 1 (monovalent) or 4 (polyvalent) strains of avian influenza virus (AIV) were challenged-exposed with virulent AIV A/chicken/Scotland/59 or A/turkey/Ontario/7732/66. Four of 6 vaccines protected completely against postexposure mortality. Vaccine valency did not alter the serologic and challenge-exposure responses of chickens vaccinated with AIV A/turkey/Wisconsin/68, which was the virus component common to both monovalent and polyvalent vaccines. The magnitude of the serologic responses and protection against challenge-exposure were dependent on the concentration of virus in the vaccines. These data indicate that control of virulent AIV in chickens and turkeys by vaccination with inactivated vaccines may be feasible.     

鸡新城疫、禽流感(H9亚型)二联油乳剂灭活疫苗最小免疫剂量试验

将ND-AI(H9亚型)二联苗分别以1.0、0.5、0.2、0.1、0.05、0.02 mL 6个不同剂量免疫5周龄SPF鸡,免疫后3周采血测NDV及AIV 的HI抗体,并用H9亚型AIV及NDV F48株攻击.结果表明,这6个免疫组鸡的NDV HI抗体几何平均效价分别为2 10、2 8.8、2 8.5、2 7.0、2 6.1、2 5.7;AIV HI抗体水平分别为2 9.3、2 8.4、2 7.7、2 5.7、2 5.1、2 2.8;对照组鸡的NDV及AIV HI抗体均为零.攻毒试验证实,以0.1～1.0 mL剂量免疫鸡获得了100%的抵抗NDV及AIV强毒攻击的保护力;0.02 mL和 0.05 mL的免疫剂量也可使其对NDV与AIV的保护率达到90%～100%.     

Immune responses of breeding chickens to trivalent oil emulsion vaccines: responses to Newcastle disease and infectious bursal disease

Bivalent Newcastle disease (ND)/infectious bursal disease (IBD) and trivalent ND/IBD/infectious bronchitis (IB) inactivated oil emulsion vaccines were prepared in the laboratory and evaluated under field conditions. Broiler breeder parent chickens previously vaccinated with live vaccines were inoculated with commercial monovalent ND and experimental bivalent or trivalent oil emulsion vaccines. The commercial vaccine induced a higher initial ND haemagglutination inhibition (HI) response than the experimental vaccines but, by 34 weeks after vaccination, the mean ND HI levels were not significantly different in any of the three flocks. All three vaccines provided sufficient ND immunity to protect against the clinical disease and egg production losses. The IBD responses of both flocks vaccinated with oil emulsion vaccine were similar to each other and only slightly lower than those flocks vaccinated with monovalent IBD oil emulsion vaccine in earlier experiments. Six weeks after vaccination, sufficient immunity was transferred to protect all the progeny against IBD challenge up to 33 days of age and some of them up to 45 days of age. Thirty-four weeks after vaccination of the parents with oil emulsion vaccine, the progeny were totally immune up to 27 days of age and some of them were immune until 37 days. Application of oil emulsion vaccines in bivalent or trivalent form did not impair the responses of the chickens to the monovalent components.     

Protection of laying hens against infectious bronchitis with inactivated emulsion vaccines

Commercially-reared laying chickens were challenged at 31 weeks of age with a virulent infectious bronchitis (IB) virus. They showed a sharp drop in egg production, despite having been vaccinated at four and eight weeks old with live attenuated IB vaccines to a recommended schedule. In contrast, similar birds that had been further immunised at point-of-lay with inactivated oil emulsion IB vaccine, or with a combined IB/Newcastle disease (ND) emulsion vaccine, showed no detectable fall in egg production after the same challenge. Unvaccinated susceptible specific pathogen-free birds challenged at the same time stopped laying almost completely. In the birds revaccinated with emulsion vaccine, measurement of haemagglutination inhibition antibody levels to IB showed their geometric mean titres to be raised from less than 5 log2 at the time of vaccination to over 10 log2 four weeks later. Their antibody levels did not rise further followining the IB challenge whereas in the birds that had not been revaccinated antibody rises to nearly 10 log2 were detected after the same challenge. For pullets vaccinated earlier with live IB vaccine, revaccination with inactivated IB or IB/ND oil emulsion vaccine at point-of-lay provides a safe and effective way of protecting their egg production against IB infection.     

禽流感油乳剂灭活疫苗的研制

以禽流感病毒（AIV）H5N4株，H7N3株为抗原，分别研制了H5N4、H7N3油乳剂灭活疫苗，并对其物理性状、安全性、免疫效力、保存期及抗体消长规律进行了检测。结果表明，3种抗原含量不同的H5N4疫苗在免疫后3周－9个月对AIV－H5N4攻击均获8／8保护，H7N3疫苗在免疫后3周与3个月时对AIV－H5N4攻击则分别保护6／8与3／7，疫苗4℃保存15个月，其免疫效力没有下降。     

Riems foot-and-mouth disease oil emulsion vaccines for swine. 1. Development and testing of highly effective and well-tolerated foot-and-mouth disease vaccine for swine using Dessauer oil adjuvants

Swine plays a very particular role in FMD epizootiology. It is, therefore, absolutely necessary to have highly effective vaccines available for this species at all times. They have to ensure early buildup of long-lasting strong immunity even after one single application. Since the effectiveness of conventional adsorbate vaccines had proved to be insufficient, monovalent and trivalent oil emulsion vaccines were specifically developed of swine, using a GDR-made oil adjuvant. Stable immunity is very soon induced by them to endangered pig stock even against the immunologically problematic sub-types O1 and A5 after one single subcutaneous (s.c.) application of 2 ml (monovalent) or 5 ml (trivalent). Application establishes in s.c. connective tissue an oil emulsion depot that leads to formation of a vaccination granuloma. The immunocompetent cells identified in the latter are morphologically correlated to adjuvant action.