Takemae N, Tsunekuni R, Uchida Y, Ito T, Saito T. Experimental infection of pigs with H1 and H3 influenza A viruses of swine by using intranasal nebulization. BMC Vet Res. 2018 Mar 27;14(1):115
BACKGROUND:
Experimental infection of pigs via direct intranasal or intratracheal inoculation has been mainly used to study the infectious process of influenza A viruses of swine (IAVs-S). Nebulization is known to be an alternative method for inoculating pigs with IAVs-S, because larger quantities of virus potentially can be delivered throughout the respiratory tract. However, there is very little data on the experimental infection of pigs by inhalation using nebulizer. In the current study, we used intranasal nebulization to inoculate pigs with 9 different IAVs-S-3 H1N1, 2 H1N2, and 4 H3N2 strains. We then assessed the process of infection by evaluating the clinical signs, nasal and oral viral shedding, and seroconversion rates of the pigs inoculated.
RESULTS:
Lethargy and sneezing were the predominant clinical signs among pigs inoculated with 7 of the 9 strains evaluated; the remaining 2 strains (1 H1N1 and 1 H1N2 isolate) failed to induce any clinical signs throughout the experiments. Significantly increased rectal temperatures were observed with an H1N1 or H3N2 strains between 1 and 3 days post-inoculation (dpi). In addition, patterns of nasal viral shedding differed among the strains: nasal viral shedding began on 1 dpi for 6 strains, with all 9 viruses being shed from 2 to 5 dpi. The detection of viral shedding was less sensitive from oral samples than nasal secretions. Viral shedding was not detected in either nasal or oral swabs after 10 dpi. According to hemagglutination-inhibition assays, all inoculated pigs had seroconverted to the inoculating virus by 14 dpi, with titers ranging from 10 to 320.
CONCLUSIONS:
Our current findings show that intranasal nebulization successfully established IAV-S infections in pigs and demonstrate that clinical signs, viral shedding, and host immune responses varied among the strains inoculated.
Experimental infection of pigs via direct intranasal or intratracheal inoculation has been mainly used to study the infectious process of influenza A viruses of swine (IAVs-S). Nebulization is known to be an alternative method for inoculating pigs with IAVs-S, because larger quantities of virus potentially can be delivered throughout the respiratory tract. However, there is very little data on the experimental infection of pigs by inhalation using nebulizer. In the current study, we used intranasal nebulization to inoculate pigs with 9 different IAVs-S-3 H1N1, 2 H1N2, and 4 H3N2 strains. We then assessed the process of infection by evaluating the clinical signs, nasal and oral viral shedding, and seroconversion rates of the pigs inoculated.
RESULTS:
Lethargy and sneezing were the predominant clinical signs among pigs inoculated with 7 of the 9 strains evaluated; the remaining 2 strains (1 H1N1 and 1 H1N2 isolate) failed to induce any clinical signs throughout the experiments. Significantly increased rectal temperatures were observed with an H1N1 or H3N2 strains between 1 and 3 days post-inoculation (dpi). In addition, patterns of nasal viral shedding differed among the strains: nasal viral shedding began on 1 dpi for 6 strains, with all 9 viruses being shed from 2 to 5 dpi. The detection of viral shedding was less sensitive from oral samples than nasal secretions. Viral shedding was not detected in either nasal or oral swabs after 10 dpi. According to hemagglutination-inhibition assays, all inoculated pigs had seroconverted to the inoculating virus by 14 dpi, with titers ranging from 10 to 320.
CONCLUSIONS:
Our current findings show that intranasal nebulization successfully established IAV-S infections in pigs and demonstrate that clinical signs, viral shedding, and host immune responses varied among the strains inoculated.
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