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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
May. 12, 2011
Michael Roof, Ames, IA (US);
Phillip Hayes, Maurice, IA (US);
Marc Eichmeyer, Bondurant, IA (US);
Greg Nitzel, Mattawan, MI (US);
Merrill Schaeffer, Saint Joseph, MO (US);
Michael Roof, Ames, IA (US);
Phillip Hayes, Maurice, IA (US);
Marc Eichmeyer, Bondurant, IA (US);
Greg Nitzel, Mattawan, MI (US);
Merrill Schaeffer, Saint Joseph, MO (US);
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., St. Joseph, MO (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of an immunogenic composition that comprises a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen for treatment of several clinical manifestations (diseases). Preferably, the clinical manifestations are associated with a PCV2 infection. Preferably, they include lymphadenopathy, lymphoid depletion and/or multinucleated/giant histiocytes. Moreover, the clinical symptoms include lymphadenopathy in combination with one or a multiple of the following symptoms in pigs: (1) interstitial pneumonia with interlobular edema, (2) cutaneous pallor or icterus, (3) mottled atrophic livers, (4) gastric ulcers, (5) nephritis and (6) reproductive disorders, e.g. abortion, stillbirths, mummies, etc. Furthermore the clinical symptoms include Pia like lesions, normally known to be associated with Lawsonia intracellularis infections.