ARS | Publication request: USE OF THE HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TEST TO ASSESS ANTIGENIC AND GENETIC RELATEDNESS OF AVIAN INFLUENZA H5 PROTEINS

Submitted to: American Association of Avian Pathologists
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: January 18, 2006
Publication Date: July 16, 2006
Citation: Pfeiffer, J., Suarez, D.L. 2006. Use of the hemagglutination inhibition test to assess antigenic and genetic relatedness of avian influenza H5 proteins. American Association of Avian Pathologists. CD p. 94.

Technical Abstract: Following an outbreak of avian influenza in Mexico, vaccination was used for control, but the virus persisted in the poultry population in part because of antigenic drift. By using sera from DNA-vaccinated chickens, we used the hemagglutination inhibition test to determine the specific molecular markers related to antigenic drift for the Mexican lineage of viruses. We also want to test these and sera from chickens vaccinated with other types of vaccines using a variety of antigens of various H5 lineages. We want to correlate the genetic and antigenic relationship between different viruses to allow better selection of vaccines during outbreaks.