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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2004
Michael Good, The Gap, AU;
Mary M Stevenson, Montreal, CA;
Michael Good, The Gap, AU;
Mary M Stevenson, Montreal, CA;
The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, AU;
McGill University, Montreal, CA;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an immunogenic agent comprising a low dose of an antigenic component from one or more pathogens and an agent capable of increasing an amount of IL-12 in animal, and use thereof for reducing infection or improving recovery from an infection from the pathogen. The immunogenic agent preferably comprises CpG nucleic acid, IL-12 protein and/or IL-12 nucleic acid. The pathogen is preferably an intracellular pathogen comprising one or more species and strains, such asspp. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the immunogenic agent. The pharmaceutical composition is preferably an immunotherapeutic composition. The immunotherapeutic composition, is preferably a vaccine capable of providing protection against or treatingspp infection, the causative agent of malaria in humans.