Affiliation:
1. Department of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Abstract
This study showed that ducks infected with a less-virulent HPAIV developed immunity that was protective against a subsequent infection with a more-virulent HPAIV 9 months later. Following 2014 H5N8 infection, the proportion of birds with detectable influenza nucleoprotein antibody declined from 100% (8/8) in tufted ducks and 78% (7/9) in mallards after 1 month to 33% (2/6) in tufted ducks and 29% (2/7) in mallards after 9 months.
Funder
EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
HHS | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Virology,Insect Science,Immunology,Microbiology