CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS VACCINE

The invention is based on the finding that incubating a Cryptosporidium gp40 protein with an aziridine, significantly increases its immunogenicity. When used as a vaccine, this allows a reduction of the dose, which improves economic feasibility and safety. Consequently the aziridine-treated gp40 can...

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Hauptverfasser: ROOSMALEN VAN, Markus, Hendrikus, GEVERS, Koen
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:The invention is based on the finding that incubating a Cryptosporidium gp40 protein with an aziridine, significantly increases its immunogenicity. When used as a vaccine, this allows a reduction of the dose, which improves economic feasibility and safety. Consequently the aziridine-treated gp40 can now be used as a safe and effective subunit-vaccine for humans or non-human-animals against Cryptosporidiosis. Specifically for new-born ruminants a vaccination by way of colostral transfer was found to be very effective in reducing clinical signs of Cryptosporidiosis, especially diarrhoea.