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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Webster, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 44 ; 435459 ; 4353201 ; 536 2372 ; 4242091 ; 4242101 ; 424816 ;
Abstract
The present invention describes a reliably protective avian vaccine that contains a DNA transcription unit comprising a nucleic acid that encodes a viral protein. This effective and reliable avian vaccine significantly improves upon that which heretofore has been disclosed. The present invention demonstrates that the reliable efficacy found for DNA influenza vaccines, formerly observed in experimental inbred mice, can now be obtained for outbred avian species as well. Methods of use and specific DNA constructs are disclosed.