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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nicolaas Visser, Boxmeer, NL;
Petrus Alphonsus Van Woensel, Boxmeer, NL;
Volker Ohlinger, Havixbeck, DE;
Emilie Weiland, Ammerbuch, DE;
Assignee:
Akzo Nobel N.V., Arnhem, NL;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4242181 ; 435-71 ; 435236 ; 435239 ; 5303883 ; 5303894 ;
Abstract
The present invention is concerned with European strains of the Porcine Reproductive Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) virus, which are attenuated, and show a characteristic reaction pattern with two monoclonal antibodies against wild-type PRRSV. The invention also relates to vaccines for the protection of pigs against PRRS, to monoclonal antibodies reactive with PRRS virus and monoclonal antibodies specifically non-reactive with the attenuated strains.