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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2015
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., Saint Joseph, MO (US);
Vicky Fachinger, Bad Soden, DE;
Knut Elbers, Mittelbiberach, DE;
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., St. Joseph, MO (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen and() antigen for the prevention, reduction in severity of, lessening of the clinical symptoms associated therewith, reduced incidence in a herd, and treatment of swine against Porcine Circovirus Associated Diseases (PCVAD) andassociated diseases. In particular, the present invention provides a method for the treatment or prophylaxis of an animal against PCV2 infection and ileitis caused by, or a method for reduction of clinical symptoms caused by or associated with a PCV2 andinfection, comprising the step of administering an effective amount of PCV2 antigen andantigen to an animal in need of such treatment.