Antibody in Tears, Saliva and Nasal Secretions Following Oral Immunization of Humans with Inactivated Influenza Virus Vaccine
- 31 December 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
- Vol. 80 (1) , 107-109
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000234034
Abstract
Oral immunization of 5 volunteers with an enteric-coated inactivated influenza vaccine resulted in a significant rise of IgA-specific antibodies in tears, saliva and nasal secretion, reaching a maximum response 5–7 weeks after completion of immunization.Keywords
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