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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2006
Applicant:
Hsien-jue Chu, Overland Park, KS (US);
Inventor:
Hsien-Jue Chu, Overland Park, KS (US);
Assignee:
Wyeth LLC, Madison, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/00 (2006.01); A61K 45/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/711 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a safe and effective vaccine composition against West Nile virus disease. An immunogenically active component of West Nile virus or plasmid DNA, an adjuvant such as a metabolizable oil, and a pharmacologically acceptable carrier are formulated into an immunizing vaccine. The invention also provides a method for the prevention or amelioration of West Nile disease, such as encephalitis, in equidae by administering the vaccine composition herein set forth.