Patent ID: 9011868
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A61K,A61P,C12N

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a protective effect against symptoms of PCV2 infection comprising administering to a pig a single efficacious dose of an immunogenic composition comprising at least 2 μg of recombinant PCV2 ORF2 protein and at least one further component selected from the group consisting of inactivated viral vector, viral inactivators, neutralization agents for viral inactivators, and combinations thereof such that a protective effect against lymphadenopathy in combination with at least one symptom selected from the group consisting of: (1) interstitial pneumonia with interlobular edema, (2) cutaneous pallor or icterus, (3) mottled atrophic livers, (4) gastric ulcers, (5) nephritis and (6) reproductive disorders selected from the group consisting of abortion, stillbirths, mummies in pigs, and (7) combinations thereof, is provided after the single dose of the immunogenic composition in comparison to pigs not receiving the immunogenic composition.