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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Pushko, Frederick, MD (US);
Michael D. Parker, Frederick, MD (US);
Jonathan F. Smith, Sabillasville, MD (US);
Bruce J. Crise, Frederick, MD (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/912 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/912 ;
Abstract
A live attenuated Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEE) is described which comprises a viral gene rearrangement. This rearranged attenuated virus is useful as vaccine for protection against infection with VEE. Methods of preparing the virus and methods of using the virus are described.