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Use of single radial haemolysis for assessing antibody response to influenza virus vaccines in animals

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The value of the single radial haemolysis (SRH) test as a possible replacement for the haemagglutination-inhibition (HAI) test for the estimation of antibodies against influenza was assessed in three animal models. The serum antibody response was measured by both assay systems; correlation of the two tests was assessed using regression analysis. The study showed that when the response to a single immunisation was determined, the ferret model gave satisfactory correlation of SRH and HAI, whilst in the mouse and hamster models poor correlation was observed. Correlation was only improved in the mouse model when an immunisation schedule that mimicked the human situation of a background exposure to different strains of influenza virus was used. Since influenza vaccine efficacy is usually assessed in animals using a single immunisation we suggest that the SRH is not acceptable for use in either hamsters or mice, but is acceptable where the ferret model is involved.

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  1. Department of Virology, The University of Sheffield Medical School, Beech Hill Road, S10 2RX, Sheffield, UK

    T. L. Smith, R. Jennings & C. W. Potter

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Smith, T.L., Jennings, R. & Potter, C.W. Use of single radial haemolysis for assessing antibody response to influenza virus vaccines in animals. Med Microbiol Immunol 176, 329–339 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00194892

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