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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2021
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Felicito Guerrero, Paige, TX (US);
Luisa N. Domingues, College Station, TX (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/00 (2006.01); A61P 43/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/0003 (2013.01); A61K 39/39 (2013.01); A61P 43/00 (2018.01); A61K 2039/552 (2013.01);
Abstract
Antigenic polypeptides derived from a naturally occurring horn fly protein, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the polypeptides, are described. The polypeptides elicit an immune response which, in turn, produces detrimental effects in horn flies feeding on vaccinated cattle. Thus, the present disclosure provides a novel horn fly vaccine.