African Swine Fever Virus vaccine

The invention is directed to a recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising an expression cassette encoding a polyepitope comprising T-cell antigens from proteins of African Swine Fever Virus. The invention further relates to a viral particle, comprising said recombinant nucleic acid molecule, and to a viral particle comprising B-cell antigens of African Swine Fever Virus. The invention further relates to methods of stimulating an immune response in a pig comprising administering the recombinant molecule of the invention, and/or the viral particle of the invention, to the pig in an amount effective to induce an immune response.

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Main Authors: Willemsen, Petrus Theodorus Johannes, Peeters, Bernardus Petrus Hubertus
Format: Patent biblioteca
Language:English
Subjects:Life Science,
Online Access:https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/african-swine-fever-virus-vaccine
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Summary:The invention is directed to a recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising an expression cassette encoding a polyepitope comprising T-cell antigens from proteins of African Swine Fever Virus. The invention further relates to a viral particle, comprising said recombinant nucleic acid molecule, and to a viral particle comprising B-cell antigens of African Swine Fever Virus. The invention further relates to methods of stimulating an immune response in a pig comprising administering the recombinant molecule of the invention, and/or the viral particle of the invention, to the pig in an amount effective to induce an immune response.