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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
May. 11, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
H Fred Clark, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Paul Offit, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Stanley A Plotkin, Doylestown, PA (US);
Assignees:
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (US);
The Winstar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4242051 ; 424 931 ; 424 932 ; 424 936 ; 4242151 ; 4352351 ; 435236 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides novel rotavirus reassortants, vaccines employing the novel reassortants and methods for their preparation and administration. One such reassortant contains the gene encoding the v.p.7 neutralization antigen of a human rotavirus. Another reassortant contains the gene encoding the v.p.4 neutralization antigen of a human rotavirus. The remaining genes are provided solely from the bovine rotavirus WC3 strain, or from both the human and bovine strains.