PMID- 32517691 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210113 LR - 20210113 IS - 1746-6148 (Electronic) IS - 1746-6148 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 1 DP - 2020 Jun 9 TI - Duration of immunity against heterologous porcine parvovirus 1 challenge in gilts immunized with a novel subunit vaccine based on the viral protein 2. PG - 184 LID - 10.1186/s12917-020-02394-4 [doi] LID - 184 AB - BACKGROUND: Porcine parvovirus 1 (PPV1) is widespread in commercial pig farms worldwide and has a significant impact to the swine industry. Long-lasting immunity achieved by means of vaccination is the main tool to prevent PPV1 infection and its associated clinical signs. Here we evaluated the duration of immunity (DOI) conferred by a novel subunit vaccine based on the viral protein (VP) 2 of PPV1, named ReproCyc(R) ParvoFLEX. The DOI was assessed at 6 months post-vaccination following the standard vaccination scheme (phase I) or after re-vaccination (phase II) with a single injection administered 24 weeks after the basic vaccination scheme. A total of 46, five to six-month-old gilts, free of PPV1 and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), were randomly assigned to 6 groups (three in each phase): the negative control groups were inoculated with sodium chloride (NaCl), the vaccinated groups were immunized with the PPV1 subunit vaccine and the strict controls were neither treated nor challenged. Subsequently, the negative control and vaccinated groups from each phase were challenged with a heterologous PPV1 strain. Infection of fetuses was the primary outcome parameter for efficacy, though other supportive parameters were PPV1 viremia and serological status of the gilts and the condition of their fetuses (i.e. normal, autolytic, or mummified). RESULTS: All gilts vaccinated against PPV1 tested seropositive at challenge and viremia after challenge was detectable only in the non-vaccinated animals. In this regard, fetuses positive to PPV1 by PCR were only found in litters from non-vaccinated sows. CONCLUSIONS: These results point out that the immunity developed by the PPV1 subunit vaccine is effective in terms of preventing viremia, transplacental infection of fetuses and fetal death caused by PPV1 infection. ReproCyc(R) ParvoFLEX was demonstrated to protect fetuses against heterologous PPV1 challenge with a DOI of 6 months after vaccination. FAU - Garcia-Morante, Beatriz AU - Garcia-Morante B AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5610-9932 AD - Centcinc, C/Montserrat de Casanovas 105, 08032, Barcelona, Spain. bea.garciamorante@gmail.com. FAU - Noguera, Marta AU - Noguera M AD - Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Research Center GmbH & Co. KG, Bemeroder Strabetae 31, 30559, Hannover, Germany. FAU - Klocke, Sonja AU - Klocke S AD - Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Research Center GmbH & Co. KG, Bemeroder Strabetae 31, 30559, Hannover, Germany. FAU - Sommer, Kathrin AU - Sommer K AD - Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Research Center GmbH & Co. KG, Bemeroder Strabetae 31, 30559, Hannover, Germany. FAU - Bridger, Philip AU - Bridger P AD - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH, Binger Strabetae 173, 55216, Ingelheim, Germany. LA - eng GR - Not applicable/Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Inc./ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200609 PL - England TA - BMC Vet Res JT - BMC veterinary research JID - 101249759 RN - 0 (Vaccines, Subunit) RN - 0 (Viral Proteins) RN - 0 (Viral Vaccines) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Female MH - Fetus/virology MH - Immunization/veterinary MH - Parvoviridae Infections/immunology/prevention & control/*veterinary MH - Parvovirus, Porcine/*immunology MH - Pregnancy MH - Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/veterinary/virology MH - Sus scrofa MH - Swine MH - Swine Diseases/prevention & control/*virology MH - Vaccination/veterinary MH - Vaccines, Subunit/administration & dosage/*immunology MH - Viral Proteins/immunology MH - Viral Vaccines/administration & dosage/immunology PMC - PMC7285602 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Duration of immunity OT - Mass vaccination OT - Pigs OT - Porcine parvovirus OT - Subunit vaccine OT - Vaccine efficacy COIS- The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Inc. sponsored the clinical trials reported in this publication through professional veterinary and research support. Dr. Beatriz Garcia Morante is an external researcher consultant. EDAT- 2020/06/11 06:00 MHDA- 2021/01/14 06:00 PMCR- 2020/06/09 CRDT- 2020/06/11 06:00 PHST- 2019/06/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/05/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/06/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/06/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/01/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/06/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12917-020-02394-4 [pii] AID - 2394 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12917-020-02394-4 [doi] PST - epublish SO - BMC Vet Res. 2020 Jun 9;16(1):184. doi: 10.1186/s12917-020-02394-4.