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Viral agent associated with mystery swine disease

US5989563A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 15, 1996
Grant dateNov 23, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 15, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S424/815
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A substantially avirulent vaccine against Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is provided, which effectively immunizes swine against the U.S. and European forms of the disease, together with a method of growing the viral agent in vitro, and a method of attenuating the virus for vaccine preparation.

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