| Literature DB >> 7245173 |
J T van Oirschot, N Masurel, A D Huffels, W J Anker.
Abstract
Influenza virus A-equi 2(Heq2Neq2) caused an epizootic in the Netherlands in the winter of 1978-1979. Horses vaccinated with A/Equi/Praha/56 (HEq1Neq1) and A/Equi/Miami/63 (Heq2Neq2) were also infected and showed clinical signs. The virus involved showed a marked antigenic drift from the prototype and vaccine strain A/Equi/Miami/63 (Heq2Neq2). Infection of ferrets with the Dutch/79 isolates gave rise to high haemagglutination-inhibition antibody titres to a number of A-Equi 2-1963, 1968 and 1979 viruses. The incorporation of this virus into future influenza vaccines should be considered.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 7245173 DOI: 10.1080/01652176.1981.9693801
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vet Q ISSN: 0165-2176 Impact factor: 3.320