Treatment of infections in animals
AssigneeBayer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorOtto-Christian Straub
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Abstract
There is disclosed novel non-antigenic attenuated viruses which non-specifically stimulate the natural defense mechanism of a host organism with a detectable non-specific induction of interferon; to methods for their production and to their use for the prophylaxis and treatment of viral and bacterial infections in human and veterinary medicine. The aforesaid term "non-antigenic attenuated virus" in this application means "an attenuated virus being incapable to cause an immunological cross-reaction with the original virus".
Claims5
A method for prophylaxis and treatment of respiratory and genital infections in animals which comprises administering to the animals an attenuated virus capable of stimulating the natural defense mechanism of a host animal with a detectable non-specific induction of interferon without antigenic effect, wherein said attenuated virus is produced by passing a virus through a plurality of at least 300 tissue cultures to achieve a degree of attenuation such that antigenic effect cannot be detected in the presence of a detectable non-specific induction of interferon in said host animal, and wherein said virus is AUJESZKY/pseudo-rabies virus, AUJESZKY/ pseudo-rabies virus--strain S/T, Influenza virus Al, Influenza virus Al--strain FM1 or IPV virus.
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