Invention Application
- Patent Title: USE OF A PCV2 IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITION FOR LESSENING CLINICAL SYMPTOMS IN PIGS
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Application No.: US12137105Application Date: 2008-06-11
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Publication No.: US20080279889A1Publication Date: 2008-11-13
- Inventor: Michael Roof , Phillip Hayes , Marc Eichmeyer , Greg Nitzel , Merrill Schaeffer
- Applicant: Michael Roof , Phillip Hayes , Marc Eichmeyer , Greg Nitzel , Merrill Schaeffer
- Applicant Address: US MO Saint Joseph
- Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA, INC
- Current Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA, INC
- Current Assignee Address: US MO Saint Joseph
- Main IPC: A61K39/12
- IPC: A61K39/12 ; A61P31/12

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.
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