Giardia vaccine

Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector – Parasitic organism or component thereof or substance...

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4242651, 4352581, A61K 39002, C12N 110

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The invention provides a method of preventing or treating Giardia infection in dogs and cats by adminstering Giardia which has been cultured in media containing bile so as to make it protectively immunogenic.

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