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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew W Heath, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Miles Yamanaka, Redwood City, CA (US);
Ann Arfsten, Fremont, CA (US);
Beverly Dale, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Paravax, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4242651 ; 530427 ; 530858 ; 514830 ;
Abstract
A vaccine for protecting avian and mammalian subjects against flea infestation comprises the supernatant fraction of flea midgut, or the antigenic components thereof. This also has the effect of reducing flea populations in the environment of the subject. Antibodies raised by these vaccines are also useful in purification and diagnosis.