A vaccine for protection against streptococcus suis
AssigneeIntervet Inc.
InventorAntonius Arnoldus Christiaan JACOBS
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to a vaccine comprising an IgM protease antigen of Streptococcus suis, for use in a method for protecting piglets having maternally derived anti-Streptococcus suis antibodies against Streptococcus suis, by administering the vaccine to the piglets at an age of at most 28 days, preferably before the piglets are weaned.
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A method for protecting piglets having maternally derived anti-Streptococcus suis antibodies against Streptococcus suis, comprising administering a vaccine comprising an IgM protease antigen of Streptococcus suis to the piglets at an age of at most 28 days.
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