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. 2016 Sep 14;11(9):e0162946. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162946

Fig 3. HPAIV Experiments in SPF chickens.

Fig 3

(A) HI titers after three weeks post vaccination and two weeks after HPAIV challenge: serum samples were analyzed with the standard HI test for the presence of HI antibodies against ES03 H5 AIV. Error bars represent standard deviations. ***, P < 0.001, **, P < 0.01, (B) Survival curve after lethal HPAIV challenge. Three weeks after immunization, SPF chickens were intranasally infected with a lethal dose of ES03 HPAI virus. The chickens were observed daily for a period of 14 days for survival. (C) Differentiation of vaccinated chickens from vaccinated and infected chickens. Serum samples were taken before challenge (3 weeks post-vaccination) and 14 days post challenge. NP antibody levels were tested with a commercially available NP-cELISA kit. Each dot represents the NP-specific antibody value of each chicken.