title: Comparison of the virologic and immunologic responses of volunteers to live avian-human influenza A H3N2 reassortant virus vaccines derived from two different avian influenza virus donors.
abstract: We compared the abilities of the six internal RNA segments of two avian influenza viruses, A/Mallard/Alberta/88/76 (H3N8) and A/Mallard/NY/6750/78 (H2N2), to confer attenuation on wild-type human influenza A/Bethesda/1/85 (H3N2) virus in seronegative adult volunteers. Live avian-human influenza A reassortant virus vaccines derived from either avian virus parent were comparable in the following properties: safety, infectivity, immunogenicity, and genetic stability. Since the avian influenza A/Mallard/Alberta/76 virus offered no clear advantage as a donor virus, we will conduct our future evaluations on live influenza A virus reassortants derived from the more extensively characterized avian influenza A/Mallard/NY/78 virus.
authors.affiliation: Center for Immunization Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Clements
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Sears
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Christina
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Snyder
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006801:Humans; D053122:Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic