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Investigating Viral Interference Between Influenza A Virus and Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus in a Ferret Model of Infection

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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Infect Dis. 2018 May 8. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiy184. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Investigating Viral Interference Between Influenza A Virus and Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus in a Ferret Model of Infection.[/h] Chan KF[SUP]1[/SUP], Carolan LA[SUP]1[/SUP], Korenkov D[SUP]2[/SUP], Druce J[SUP]3[/SUP], McCaw J[SUP]4,[/SUP][SUP]5,[/SUP][SUP]6[/SUP], Reading PC[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]7[/SUP], Barr IG[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]7,[/SUP][SUP]8[/SUP], Laurie KL[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]7,[/SUP][SUP]8[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Epidemiological studies have observed that the seasonal peak incidence of influenza virus infection is sometimes separate from the peak incidence of human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) infection, with the peak incidence of hRSV infection delayed. This is proposed to be due to viral interference, whereby infection with one virus prevents or delays infection with a different virus. We investigated viral interference between hRSV and 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus (A[H1N1]pdm09) in the ferret model. Infection with A(H1N1)pdm09 prevented subsequent infection with hRSV. Infection with hRSV reduced morbidity attributed to infection with A(H1N1)pdm09 but not infection, even when an increased inoculum dose of hRSV was used. Notably, infection with A(H1N1)pdm09 induced higher levels of proinflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and immune mediators in the ferret than hRSV. Minimal cross-reactive serological responses or interferon γ-expressing cells were induced by either virus ≥14 days after infection. These data indicate that antigen-independent mechanisms may drive viral interference between unrelated respiratory viruses that can limit subsequent infection or disease.


PMID: 29746640 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy184
 
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