Vaccine compositions and methods for control of foot and mouth disease
AssigneesIndian Council of Agricultural Research, Zoetis Pharmaceutical Research Private Limited
InventorsMadhusudan HOSAMANI, B.P. SREENIVASA, R.P. TAMIL SELVAN, P. SARAVANAN, Suresh H BASAGOUDANAVAR, Aniket SANYAL, B.P. MISHRA, R VENKATARAMANAN, Raj Kumar SINGH, Paul DOMINOWSKI, Suman MAHAN, Duncan MWANGI, Sharat RAI
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Abstract
This disclosure provides a method of preventing foot lesions caused by FMD virus infection in ruminants through the use of vaccine presented as emulsion containing one or several adjuvants and viral antigens.
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A vaccine comprising an FMD antigen and an adjuvant comprising oil, a polycationic carrier, and an immunostimulatory oligonucleotide, wherein said vaccine is a water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion, for use in preventing foot lesions caused by FMD infection in a ruminant, wherein said vaccine is administered as a single prime dose and one or more booster doses, wherein the first of said one or more booster doses is administered about 7 to about 12 months after the single prime dose.
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