Research Article

The use of feline herpesvirus and baculovirus as vaccine vectors for the gag and env genes of feline leukaemia virus

Journal of General Virology 1992; 73(7):1811 · https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-73-7-1811

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Abstract

The env and gag genes from feline leukaemia virus were expressed in a thymidine kinase-negative feline herpesvirus and a baculovirus. Cats were vaccinated with various combinations of these recombinant viruses and 100% protection against feline leukaemia virus challenge was achieved using an immunization schedule which utilized both env and gag products delivered at both a mucosal and systemic site.

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