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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2005
Applicants:
Alan D. T. Barrett, Galveston, TX (US);
Robert B. Tesh, Galveston, TX (US);
C. Todd Davis, Decatur, GA (US);
David W. C. Beasley, Galveston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Alan D. T. Barrett, Galveston, TX (US);
Robert B. Tesh, Galveston, TX (US);
C. Todd Davis, Decatur, GA (US);
David W. C. Beasley, Galveston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Research Development Foundation, Carson City, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/12 (2006.01); C12P 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention concerns isolated attenuated flaviviruses , such as West Nile viruses, having modifications that provide phenotypic varation, particularly in comparison to a more virulent reference strains. The invention encompasses the isolated viruses and immunogenic compositions thereof, in addition to methods to produce and utilize same.