scholarly journals Defective interfering type A equine influenza virus (H3N8) protects mice from morbidity and mortality caused by homologous and heterologous subtypes of influenza A virus

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (12) ◽  
pp. 3485-3491 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Noble ◽  
N. J. Dimmock
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Virus ◽  
Influenza A Virus ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
Type A ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Equine Influenza Virus ◽  
Equine Influenza

scholarly journals Complete Genomic Sequences of H3N8 Equine Influenza Virus Strains Used as Vaccine Strains in Japan

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manabu Nemoto ◽  
Takashi Yamanaka ◽  
Hiroshi Bannai ◽  
Koji Tsujimura ◽  
Hiroshi Kokado
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Virus ◽  
Influenza A Virus ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Genomic Sequences ◽  
Equine Influenza Virus ◽  
Equine Influenza ◽  
World Organization ◽  
Virus Strains ◽  
Complete Genomic

ABSTRACT We sequenced the eight segments of influenza A virus strains A/equine/Ibaraki/1/2007 and A/equine/Yokohama/aq13/2010, which are strains of the Florida sublineage clades 1 and 2 of the H3N8 subtype equine influenza virus. These strains have been used as vaccine strains in Japan since 2016 in accordance with World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) recommendations.

scholarly journals Infectious Agents in Acute Respiratory Disease in Horses in Ontario

1997 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Carman ◽  
Søen Rosendal ◽  
Leslie Huber ◽  
Carlton Gyles ◽  
Sharyn McKee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Virus ◽  
Respiratory Disease ◽  
Virus Type ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Type A ◽  
Nasopharyngeal Swab ◽  
Infectious Agents ◽  
Acute Respiratory Disease ◽  
Equine Influenza Virus ◽  
Equine Influenza

A study of acute respiratory disease in horses in Ontario was undertaken to determine the identity of current causative infectious agents. A nasopharyngeal swab was designed and utilized to maximize isolation of viruses, mycoplasma, and pathogenic bacteria. Serum samples were collected for parallel determination of antibody titers to equine influenza virus type A subtype 1 (H7N7) and subtype 2 (H3N8), equine rhinovirus types 1 and 2, equine herpesvirus type 1, Mycoplasma equirhinius, and Mycoplasma felis. Equine rhinovirus type 2 was recovered from 28/92 horses tested, and equine influenza virus type A, subtype 2, was recovered from 5. The mycoplasma and bacteria isolated were consistent with those commonly associated with nonspecific respiratory diseases in horses, except that Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular type 3 was isolated from 10 horses.

scholarly journals Equine Mx1 Restricts Influenza A Virus Replication by Targeting at Distinct Site of its Nucleoprotein

Viruses ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Urooj Fatima ◽  
Zhenyu Zhang ◽  
Haili Zhang ◽  
Xue-Feng Wang ◽  
Ling Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Influenza A Virus ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
Substantial Reduction ◽  
Polymerase Activity ◽  
Influenza Viruses ◽  
Dynamic Force ◽  
Equine Influenza Virus ◽  
Equine Influenza ◽  
Adaptive Mutations ◽  
Antiviral Activities

Interferon-mediated host factors myxovirus (Mx) proteins are key features in regulating influenza A virus (IAV) infections. Viral polymerases are essential for viral replication. The Mx1 protein has been known to interact with viral nucleoprotein (NP) and PB2, resulting in the influence of polymerase activity and providing interspecies restriction. The equine influenza virus has evolved as an independent lineage to influenza viruses from other species. We estimated the differences in antiviral activities between human MxA (huMxA) and equine Mx1 (eqMx1) against a broad range of IAV strains. We found that huMxA has antiviral potential against IAV strains from non-human species, whereas eqMx1 could only inhibit the polymerase activity of non-equine species. Here, we demonstrated that NP is the main target of eqMx1. Subsequently, we found adaptive mutations in the NP of strains A/equine/Jilin/1/1989 (H3N8JL89) and A/chicken/Zhejiang/DTID-ZJU01/2013 (H7N9ZJ13) that confer eqMx1 resistance and sensitivity respectively. A substantial reduction in Mx1 resistance was observed for the two mutations G34S and H52N in H3N8JL89 NP. Thus, eqMx1 is an important dynamic force in IAV nucleoprotein evolution. We, therefore, suggest that the amino acids responsible for Mx1 resistance should be regarded as a robust indicator for the pandemic potential of lately evolving IAVs.

scholarly journals Mammalian Adaptation of an Avian Influenza A Virus Involves Stepwise Changes in NS1

2017 ◽  
Vol 92 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Chauché ◽  
A. Nogales ◽  
H. Zhu ◽  
D. Goldfarb ◽  
A. I. Ahmad Shanizza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Virus ◽  
Immune Evasion ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
Nonstructural Protein ◽  
Ns1 Protein ◽  
Equine Influenza Virus ◽  
Influenza A Viruses ◽  
Equine Influenza ◽  
Nonstructural Protein 1 ◽  
Avian Origin

ABSTRACT Influenza A viruses (IAVs) are common pathogens of birds that occasionally establish endemic infections in mammals. The processes and mechanisms that result in IAV mammalian adaptation are poorly understood. The viral nonstructural 1 (NS1) protein counteracts the interferon (IFN) response, a central component of the host species barrier. We characterized the NS1 proteins of equine influenza virus (EIV), a mammalian IAV lineage of avian origin. We showed that evolutionarily distinct NS1 proteins counteract the IFN response using different and mutually exclusive mechanisms: while the NS1 proteins of early EIVs block general gene expression by binding to cellular polyadenylation-specific factor 30 (CPSF30), NS1 proteins from more evolved EIVs specifically block the induction of IFN-stimulated genes by interfering with the JAK/STAT pathway. These contrasting anti-IFN strategies are associated with two mutations that appeared sequentially and were rapidly selected for during EIV evolution, highlighting the importance of evolutionary processes in immune evasion mechanisms during IAV adaptation. IMPORTANCE Influenza A viruses (IAVs) infect certain avian reservoir species and occasionally transfer to and cause epidemics of infections in some mammalian hosts. However, the processes by which IAVs gain the ability to efficiently infect and transmit in mammals remain unclear. H3N8 equine influenza virus (EIV) is an avian-origin virus that successfully established a new lineage in horses in the early 1960s and is currently circulating worldwide in the equine population. Here, we analyzed the molecular evolution of the virulence factor nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) and show that NS1 proteins from different time periods after EIV emergence counteract the host innate immune response using contrasting strategies, which are associated with two mutations that appeared sequentially during EIV evolution. The results shown here indicate that the interplay between virus evolution and immune evasion plays a key role in IAV mammalian adaptation.

scholarly journals Complete Genome Sequencing of Two Equine Influenza A(H3N8) Virus Strains Isolated in Kazakhstan

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (26) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yerbol Burashev ◽  
Vitaliy Strochkov ◽  
Kulyaisan Sultankulova ◽  
Mukhit Orynbayev ◽  
Abylay Sansyzbay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Virus ◽  
Genome Sequencing ◽  
Complete Genome ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
Equine Influenza Virus ◽  
Equine Influenza ◽  
Complete Genome Sequencing ◽  
H3n8 Virus ◽  
Virus Strains

Here, we report the complete genome sequencing of strains A/equine/Kostanay/9/2012(H3N8) and A/equine/LKZ/9/2012(H3N8) of the equine influenza virus belonging to Florida sublineage, clade 2. The strains were isolated in 2012 in the northern and southern regions of Kazakhstan, respectively.

scholarly journals Intra- and Interhost Evolutionary Dynamics of Equine Influenza Virus

2010 ◽  
Vol 84 (14) ◽  
pp. 6943-6954 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo R. Murcia ◽  
Gregory J. Baillie ◽  
Janet Daly ◽  
Debra Elton ◽  
Carley Jervis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Virus ◽  
Neutralizing Antibodies ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
Evolutionary Dynamics ◽  
Consensus Sequence ◽  
Respiratory Pathogen ◽  
Natural Setting ◽  
Equine Influenza Virus ◽  
New Host ◽  
Equine Influenza

ABSTRACT Determining the evolutionary basis of cross-species transmission and immune evasion is key to understanding the mechanisms that control the emergence of either new viruses or novel antigenic variants with pandemic potential. The hemagglutinin glycoprotein of influenza A viruses is a critical host range determinant and a major target of neutralizing antibodies. Equine influenza virus (EIV) is a significant pathogen of the horse that causes periodical outbreaks of disease even in populations with high vaccination coverage. EIV has also jumped the species barrier and emerged as a novel respiratory pathogen in dogs, canine influenza virus. We studied the dynamics of equine influenza virus evolution in horses at the intrahost level and how this evolutionary process is affected by interhost transmission in a natural setting. To this end, we performed clonal sequencing of the hemagglutinin 1 gene derived from individual animals at different times postinfection. Our results show that despite the population consensus sequence remaining invariant, genetically distinct subpopulations persist during the course of infection and are also transmitted, with some variants likely to change antigenicity. We also detected a natural case of mixed infection in an animal infected during an outbreak of equine influenza, raising the possibility of reassortment between different strains of virus. In sum, our data suggest that transmission bottlenecks may not be as narrow as originally perceived and that the genetic diversity required to adapt to new host species may be partially present in the donor host and potentially transmitted to the recipient host.

Protein expression changes in cells inoculated with Equine Influenza Virus: antibody microarray analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 663-669
Author(s):  
W. Rozek ◽  
M. Kwasnik ◽  
J.F. Zmudzinski
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Virus ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Regulation Of Transcription ◽  
Equine Influenza Virus ◽  
Virus Antibody ◽  
Antibody Microarray ◽  
Equine Influenza ◽  
Microarray Technique ◽  
In Cells

AbstractChanges in the level of cellular proteins in cells inoculated with equine influenza virus H7N7 and H3N8 were studied with microarray technique. H3N8 induced pro-apoptotic proteins while H7N7 induced both pro- as well as anti-apoptotic factors. The higher level of some cytoskeleton components and proteins involved in the protein quality control was recorded. Relatively high number of proteins involved in the regulation of transcription was down-regulated. The pattern of changes observed for H7N7 and H3N8 may reflect differences in the biological properties of both serotypes.

scholarly journals Protection against the New Equine Influenza Virus Florida Clade I Outbreak Strain Provided by a Whole Inactivated Virus Vaccine

Vaccines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 784
Author(s):  
Sylvia Reemers ◽  
Sander van Bommel ◽  
Qi Cao ◽  
David Sutton ◽  
Saskia van de Zande
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Virus ◽  
Virus Vaccine ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Field Strain ◽  
Equine Influenza Virus ◽  
Outbreak Strain ◽  
Virus Shedding ◽  
Equine Influenza ◽  
Vaccine Type ◽  
High Level

Equine influenza virus (EIV) is a major cause of respiratory disease in horses. Vaccination is an effective tool for infection control. Although various EIV vaccines are widely available, major outbreaks occurred in Europe in 2018 involving a new EIV H3N8 FC1 strain. In France, it was reported that both unvaccinated and vaccinated horses were affected despite >80% vaccination coverage and most horses being vaccinated with a vaccine expressing FC1 antigen. This study assessed whether vaccine type, next to antigenic difference between vaccine and field strain, plays a role. Horses were vaccinated with an ISCOMatrix-adjuvanted, whole inactivated virus vaccine (Equilis Prequenza) and experimentally infected with the new FC1 outbreak strain. Serology (HI), clinical signs, and virus shedding were evaluated in vaccinated compared to unvaccinated horses. Results showed a significant reduction in clinical signs and a lack of virus shedding in vaccinated horses compared to unvaccinated controls. From these results, it can be concluded that Equilis Prequenza provides a high level of protection to challenge with the new FC1 outbreak strain. This suggests that, apart from antigenic differences between vaccine and field strain, other aspects of the vaccine may also play an important role in determining field efficacy.

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