Duck enteritis virus and the uses thereof
AssigneeCeva Sante Animale
InventorsSAEKI YUKARI, SHUJI SAITOH
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Abstract
The present invention relates to DEV and the uses thereof. The invention is particularly suited to vaccinate poultry against avian pathogens.
Claims15
A method of vaccinating or immunizing poultry against DEV, comprising administering to said poultry a DEV having an inactive UL4 gene, said DEV optionally comprising a foreign nucleic acid.
A method for producing or replicating a DEV, comprising infecting a competent cell with a DEV or a nucleic acid molecule encoding said DEV and collecting the DEV, wherein said DEV has an inactive UL4 gene.
A vaccination kit for immunizing an avian against DEV, which comprises the following components:
- a) an effective amount of a composition comprising a DEV having an inactive UL4 gene, a nucleic acid encoding said DEV or a host cell comprising said DEV or a nucleic acid encoding said DEV and a pharmaceutically or veterinary acceptable excipient or carrier, and
- b) means for administering said composition to said avian.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.