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. 2021 Feb 18;17(2):e1009273. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009273

Fig 2. Pre-existing heterosubtypic immunity blocks H3N2 transmission but not H1N1pdm09 transmission.

Fig 2

(A) Schematic of experimental procedure, gray bars depict 2-day exposure time. (B) All donor and recipient animals were infected with A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2) virus 60 days prior to H1N1pdm09 (A/CA/07/2009) transmission. Donor animals are denoted as H3-H1 INF, and recipient animals are ‘H3-imm’. (C) All donor and recipient animals were infected with A/CA/07/2009 (H1N1pdm09) virus 84 days prior to H3N2 (Perth/16/2009) transmission. Donor animals are denoted as H1-H3 INF, and recipient animals are ‘H1-imm’. The contribution of donor and recipient immunity was tested separately for A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2) transmission. Donors only (D) or recipient only (E) had pre-existing immunity to A/CA/07/09 H1N1pdm09. Donor animals are denoted as H1-H3 INF or H3N2 INF (no prior immunity), and recipient animals are either ‘naïve’ to indicate no prior immunity or ‘H1-imm’. Each bar represents an individual animal. Limit of detection is denoted by a dashed line.