Development of a dendrimeric peptide-based approach for the differentiation of animals vaccinated with FlagT4G against classical swine fever from infected pigs

Classical swine fever virus (CSFV) causes a viral disease of high epidemiological and economical significance that affects domestic and wild swine. Control of the disease in endemic countries is based on live-attenuated vaccines (LAVs) that induce an early protective immune response against highly v...

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Autores: Bohórquez, José Alejandro, Defaus, Sira, Rosell, Rosa, Pérez-Simó, Marta, Alberch, Mònica, Gladue, Douglas P., Borca, Manuel V., Andreu Martínez, David, Ganges, Lliliane
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10230/48960
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/48960
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13101980
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:CSFV live-attenuated vaccine
FlagT4G CSFV vaccine candidate
Serological DIVA test
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Sumario:Classical swine fever virus (CSFV) causes a viral disease of high epidemiological and economical significance that affects domestic and wild swine. Control of the disease in endemic countries is based on live-attenuated vaccines (LAVs) that induce an early protective immune response against highly virulent CSFV strains. The main disadvantage of these currently available LAVs is the lack of serological techniques to differentiate between vaccinated and infected animals (DIVA concept). Here, we describe the development of the FlagDIVA test, a serological diagnostic tool allowing for the differentiation between animals vaccinated with the FlagT4G candidate and those infected with CSFV field strains. The FlagDIVA test is a direct ELISA based on a dendrimeric peptide construct displaying a conserved epitope of CSFV structural protein E2. Although FlagDIVA detected anti-CSFV anti-bodies in infected animals, it did not recognize the antibody response of FlagT4G-vaccinated animals. Therefore, the FlagDIVA test constitutes a valuable accessory DIVA tool in implementing vaccination with the FlagT4G candidate.