Marek's disease virus vaccine Patent uri icon

abstract

  • An effective vaccine for Marek's disease may be prepared using a viral agent which is a Marek's disease virus unable to express a functional meq protein. This viral agent is effective to elicit an immune response in a chicken to very virulent strains of Marek's disease virus without causing a significant degree of pathogenicity in the inoculated bird. Suitable formulations of the vaccine for use in chickens include an effective immunization dosage of this novel viral agent with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.

author list (cited authors)

  • Reddy, S. M., & Lupiani, B. M.

complete list of authors

  • Reddy, Sanjay M||Lupiani, Blanca M

publication date

  • January 2007