The present invention pertains to a vaccine comprising in combination non-replicating immunogen of porcine circo virus type 2 and live attenuated PRRS virus for use in prophylactically treating an animal against an infection with porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and an infection with PRRS virus by administration of the vaccine into the dermis of the animal.

The present invention pertains to a vaccine for use in prophylactically treating an animal against an infection with porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and an infection with PRRS virus, the vaccine comprising in combination non-replicating immunogen of porcine circovirus type 2 and live attenuated PRRS virus, wherein the vaccine additionally comprises albumin.

A non-naturally occurring porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is provided herein, and methods of making and using the non-naturally occurring PRRSV also are provided.

A live or inactivated recombinant vaccine is described, comprising a viral vector and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, adjuvant and/or excipient, wherein the viral vector is capable of generating a cell immune response due to an increased alpha and/or gamma interferon production, and is capable of a quick replication, and it has inserted a nucleotide sequence of the ORF 5 and ORF 6 from PRSS.

An expression cassette, wherein said expression cassette comprises: (a) an ie 1 promoter from white spot syndrome virus or a variant thereof; (b) a nucleic acid sequence encoding an N-terminal gp64 signal peptide or variant thereof, a nucleic acid sequence encoding an antigenic peptide, a nucleic acid encoding a transmembrane region, and a nucleic acid encoding a gp64 cytoplasmic region or variant thereof; in which the promoter is operably linked to the nucleic acid sequence.

The present invention relates to modified, live Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome viruses. Viruses were genetically analyzed and selected based on phylogenetic grouping for modification by repeated passage in tissue culture. The modified, live viruses were assessed for the ability to provide protective immunity to heterologous viruses. The modified, live viruses are useful in vaccines, particularly in vaccines which can treat infection of swine by multiple heterologous viruses.

The present invention relates to immortalized porcine alveolar macrophages (PAMs), to cell cultures comprising such PAMs, to methods for the immortalization of PAMs, to methods of replicating PRRS virus on immortalized PAMs and to methods for the preparation of vaccines comprising PRRSV.

The present invention relates to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) vaccines in a field of veterinary biological products, and more particularly to a PRRSV SX-105 strain having a deposit number of CGMCC No. 9906, and a use thereof in preparing PRRSV live vaccines. PRRSV SX-1 original strains are strongly pathogenic to swine. A PRRSV SX-105 attenuated strain shows safety and good immunogenicity on the swine. The PRRSV live vaccines, prepared from the PRRSV SX-105 strain, are safe and reliable, and able to generate strong immunity after immunization. The PRRSV live vaccines significantly decrease morbidity and mortality in inoculated swine groups, and have immunization effects reaching and slightly better than conventional commercial vaccines on the market, showing advantages to compete with the same kind of products around the world. The PRRSV live vaccines are capable of effectively preventing PRRS epidemic and transmission, and has broad application prospects.

The present invention relates to modified, live Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome viruses. Viruses were genetically analyzed and selected based on phylogenetic grouping for modification by repeated passage in tissue culture. The modified, live viruses were assessed for the ability to provide protective immunity to heterologous viruses. The modified, live viruses are useful in vaccines, particularly in vaccines which can treat infection of swine by multiple heterologous viruses.

Multiple DIVA vaccines effective against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) are disclosed. The DIVA vaccines may be negative DIVAs or positive DIVAs. The DIVA vaccines may be produced by modifying the nsp2 region of a modified live virus vaccine. The modification may be one or more deletions only (negative DIVAs) or a deletion with an insertion (positive DIVAs). The insertion may be of an epitope tag, such as a V5, S-Tag, or FLAG tag. Produced DIVA vaccines may be stable through multiple passes and thus may be effective for production and vaccination of animals.