RESUMEN
Classical swine fever virus (CSFV) C-strain "Riems" escape variants generated under selective antibody pressure with monoclonal antibodies and a peptide-specific antiserum in cell culture were investigated. Candidates with up to three amino acid exchanges in the immunodominant and highly conserved linear TAV-epitope of the E2-glycoprotein, and additional mutations in the envelope proteins ERNS and E1, were characterized both in vitro and in vivo.It was further demonstrated, that intramuscular immunization of weaner pigs with variants selected after a series of passages elicited full protection against lethal CSFV challenge infection. These novel CSFV C-strain variants with exchanges in the TAV-epitope present potential marker vaccine candidates. The DIVA (differentiating infected from vaccinated animals) principle was tested for those variants using commercially available E2 antibody detection ELISA. Moreover, direct virus differentiation is possible using a real-time RT-PCR system specific for the new C-strain virus escape variants or using differential immunofluorescence staining.
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Antígenos Virales/inmunología , Virus de la Fiebre Porcina Clásica/inmunología , Peste Porcina Clásica/inmunología , Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática/métodos , Epítopos/inmunología , Animales , Anticuerpos Antivirales/análisis , Peste Porcina Clásica/virología , Virus de la Fiebre Porcina Clásica/genética , Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática/veterinaria , Análisis de Secuencia de Proteína/veterinaria , Porcinos , Proteínas del Envoltorio Viral/química , Proteínas del Envoltorio Viral/inmunologíaRESUMEN
The RIEMSER Schweinepestoralvakzine is an attenuated vaccine for oral vaccination of wild boar against classical swine fever (CSF). The safety of this licensed bait vaccine which is based on the CSF virus (CSFV) strain "C" was investigated in eight animal species, e.g. weaner pigs (n=111), wild boar (n=11), ruminants (cattle, goats and sheep, n=11), foxes (n=5), rabbits (n=12), and mice (n=10). Animals were vaccinated either with a single vaccine dose containing at least 10(4.5) TCID(50), or with overdoses, i.e. the 10-fold dose, or they were subjected to repeated application schemes. During the entire observation period none of the animals which were given the vaccine virus showed clinical signs, with the exception of rabbits. These reacted to the vaccination with fever. Orally vaccinated pigs did not transmit vaccine virus to susceptible contact animals (sentinels). In none of the species examined neither vaccine virus nor viral RNA could be detected in blood after vaccination. In one wild boar viral RNA could be established in the tonsil 21 days post-vaccination (dpv); all other organ samples tested virologically negative. Up to 77.5% of the pigs and wild boar developed virus neutralising antibodies (VNA) already 14 dpv. The mean VNA titres observed in the vaccination groups seemed to depend rather on individual factors than on the administered virus dose (virus titre per dose) or the vaccination scheme. These results are comparable with findings obtained during oral vaccination campaigns in wild boar and after parenteral vaccination with this C-strain virus. From the results presented here it can be concluded that RIEMSER Schweinepestoralvakzine is safe for target and non-target species.