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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1998
Mark D. Cochran, Carlsbad, CA (US);
David E. Junker, San Diego, CA (US);
Schering-Plough Veterinary Corp., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a recombinant raccoonpox virus comprising a raccoonpox virus viral genome which contains a foreign DNA sequence inserted into a non-essential region within the HindIII “U” genomic region, the HindIII “M” genomic region, or HindIII “N” genomic region of the raccoonpox virus genome. The present invention provides a recombinant raccoonpox virus comprising a raccoonpox virus viral genome which contains a deletion in a raccoonpox virus host range gene of the viral genome. The present invention provides a homology vector for producing a recombinant raccoonpox virus by inserting a foreign DNA sequence into the raccoonpox virus genome. The present invention provides a recombinant raccoonpox virus which is useful as a vaccine in mammalian and avian species.