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US 6,296,854 B1Granted
Live attenuated Venezuelan Equire encephalitis vaccine
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsPeter Pushko, Michael D. Parker, Jonathan F. Smith, Bruce J. Crise
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Abstract
A live attenuated Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEE) is described which comprises a viral gene rearrangement. This rearranged attenuated virus is useful as vaccine for protection against infection with VEE. Methods of preparing the virus and methods of using the virus are described.
Claims4
An attenuated Venezuelan encephalitis virus (VEE) having a capsid gene and structural glycoproteins wherein the genome of said virus contains a rearrangement such that the structural glycoproteins precede the capsid gene.
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