Claims
- 1. An immunogenic composition for inducing in a porcine host an immunological response against respiratory disease comprising a plasmid that contains and expresses in vivo in a porcine host cell a nucleic acid molecule having the sequence encoding Aujeszky's disease virus gB protein and/or Aujeszky's disease virus gD protein and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
- 2. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the plasmid contains and expresses nucleic acid molecules encoding both gB and gD.
- 3. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the plasmid contains and expresses a nucleic acid molecule encoding gB.
- 4. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the plasmid contains and expresses a nucleic acid molecule encoding gD.
- 5. The composition according to claim 1, which comprises a first plasmid that contains and expresses a nucleic acid molecule encoding gB and a second plasmid that contains and expresses a nucleic acid molecule encoding gD.
- 6. An immunogenic composition for inducing in a porcine host an immunological response against a PRRS virus comprising a plasmid that contains and expresses in vivo in a porcine host cell a nucleic acid molecule encoding at least one of PRRS virus E, ORF3 and M proteins.
- 7. The composition according to claim 6, wherein the plasmid contains and expresses a nucleic acid molecule encoding the E protein.
- 8. The composition according to claim 6, wherein the plasmid contains and expresses a nucleic acid molecule encoding the ORF3 protein.
- 9. The composition according to claim 6, wherein the plasmid contains and expresses a nucleic acid molecule encoding the M protein.
- 10. The composition according to claim 6, which comprises a first plasmid that contains and expresses a PRRS gene and a second plasmid that contains and expresses a PRRS gene, the PRRS genes being selected from the group consisting of E, ORF3 and M.
- 11. An immunogenic composition for inducing in a porcine host an immunological response against a conventional hog cholera virus comprising a plasmid that contains and expresses in vivo in a porcine host cell a nucleic acid molecule encoding at least one of E1 and E2 proteins.
- 12. The composition according to claim 11, wherein the plasmid contains and expresses a nucleic acid molecule encoding E1.
- 13. The composition according to claim 11, wherein the plasmid contains and expresses a nucleic acid molecule encoding E2.
- 14. The composition according to claim 11, wherein the plasmid contains and expresses a nucleic acid molecule encoding E1 and contains and expresses a nucleic acid molecule encoding E2.
- 15. The composition according to composition according to claim 11, wherein a first plasmid contains and expresses a nucleic acid molecule encoding E1 and a second plasmid contains and expresses a nucleic acid molecule encoding E2.
- 16. A method for inducing an immunological response in a porcine comprising: administering to said porcine a vaccine selected from the group consisting of a live whole vaccine, an inactivated whole vaccine, a subunit vaccine, and a recombinant vaccine; and thereafter, administering to said porcine an immunogenic composition as claimed in any one of claims 1-5, 6-10, and 11-15.
- 17. A method for inducing an immunological response in a porcine comprising administering to said porcine an immunogenic composition as claimed in any one of claims 1-5, 6-10, and 11-15.
- 18. A kit comprising (i) an immunogenic composition according to any one of claims 1-5, 6-10, and 11-15, and (ii) a porcine vaccine selected from the group consisting of a live whole vaccine, an inactivated whole vaccine, a subunit vaccine, and recombinant vaccine.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-part of copending International Application PCT/FR97/01326 having an international filing date of Jul. 15, 1997, and designating the U.S. and claiming priority from French Application No. 96/09339, filed Jul. 19, 1996. Reference is also made to the concurrently filed applications of Audonnet et al., Ser. Nos. 09/232,278, 09/232,479, 09/232,477, 09/232,279, and 09/232,478 and to the concurrently filed application of Rijsewijk et al. Ser. No. 09/232,469. All of the above-mentioned applications, as well as all documents cited herein and documents referenced or cited in documents cited herein, are hereby incorporated herein by reference. Vectors of vaccines or immunological compositions of the aforementioned applications, as well as of documents cited herein or documents referenced or cited in documents cited herein or portions of such vectors (e.g., one or more or all of regulatory sequences such as DNA for promoter, leader for secretion, terminator), may to the extent practicable with respect to the preferred host of this application, also be employed in the practice of this invention; and, DNA for vectors of vaccines or immunological compositions herein can be obtained from available sources and knowledge in the art, e.g., GeneBank, such that from this disclosure, no undue experimentation is required to make or use such vectors.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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