Francisco J Berguido, Richard Thiga Kangethe, Wendy Shell, Viskam Wijewardana, Reingard Grabherr, Giovanni Cattoli, Charles Euloge Lamien
Viruses 2024 Jul 14Sheeppox virus (SPPV), goatpox virus (GTPV), and lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) are the three members of the genus Capripoxvirus within the Poxviridae family and are the etiologic agents of sheeppox (SPP), goatpox (GTP), and lumpy skin disease (LSD), respectively. LSD, GTP, and SPP are endemic in Africa and Asia, causing severe disease outbreaks with significant economic losses in livestock. Incursions of SPP and LSD have occurred in Europe. Vaccination with live attenuated homologous and heterologous viruses are routinely implemented to control these diseases. Using the gold standard virus neutralization test, we studied the ability of homologous and heterologous sera to neutralize the SPPV and LSDV. We found that LSD and SPP sera effectively neutralize their homologous viruses, and GTP sera can neutralize SPPV. However, while LSD sera effectively neutralizes SPPV, SPP and GTP sera cannot neutralize the LSDV to the same extent. We discuss the implications of these observations in disease assay methodology and heterologous vaccine efficacy.
Francisco J Berguido, Richard Thiga Kangethe, Wendy Shell, Viskam Wijewardana, Reingard Grabherr, Giovanni Cattoli, Charles Euloge Lamien. Different Neutralizing Antibody Responses of Heterologous Sera on Sheeppox and Lumpy Skin Disease Viruses. Viruses. 2024 Jul 14;16(7)
PMID: 39066289
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