Preparation and evaluation of an inactivated Infectious Bursal Disease [IBD] virus vaccines from recent Egyptian virus isolate adjuvated with Nigella sativa oil

ABSTRACT

Inactivated IBD virus vaccines were prepared from a recent Egyptian isolate and adjuvated with Nigella sativa. The first passages of propagated viruses in SPF-embryonated chicken eggs [ECE], Vero and chicken embryo fibroblast [CEF] cell cultures were inactivated with binary ethyleneimine [BEI] and supplemented with Nigella sativa oil, as adjuvant. The prepared vaccines proved to be highly immunogenic and elicited high titers of neutralizing antibodies [17-20 log2] at weekly interval till 7 months post-vaccination [PV] and high values of lymphocyte blastogenesis [0.598 versus control 0.06]. Besides, they were able to protect vaccinated chickens [100% protection] when challenged 21 days PV. The superior potential effect of these vaccines, when compared with imported one, may be due to the use of recent local IBDV isolate and Nigella sativa oil for its nonspecific immune stimulation effect. In addition, the keeping quality of prepared vaccines proved to be sterile, safe, stable and potent when preserved at 4C for 6 months [the end of the experiment] as they produced 100% and 80% protection after 3 and 6 months of preservation, respectively