Research Article

Cross-Protective Efficacy of Monovalent Live Influenza B Vaccines against Genetically Different Lineages of B/Victoria and B/Yamagata in Ferrets

Table 5

Antibody response to influenza B viruses.

Vaccine administered (groups)Antigen
B/Vic WT (GMT)B/Yam WT (GMT)
Day 0Day 21Fold increaseDay 0Day 21Fold increase

HAI test

B/Vic LAIV (groups 1-2)5.036.07.25.05.01.0

B/Yam LAIV (groups 3-4)5.05.01.05.090.018.0

Groups 5-7 (controls)5.05.01.05.05.01.0

MN test

B/Vic LAIV (groups 1-2)5.0359.271.85.05.01.0

B/Yam LAIV (groups 3-4)5.05.01.05.0226.345.3

Groups 5-7 (controls)5.05.01.05.05.01.0