BRPI0915605B8 - Vacina de leishmania usando imunógeno salivar de mosca tipo borrachudo - Google Patents

Vacina de leishmania usando imunógeno salivar de mosca tipo borrachudo

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BRPI0915605B8
BRPI0915605B8 BRPI0915605A BRPI0915605B8 BR PI0915605 B8 BRPI0915605 B8 BR PI0915605B8 BR PI0915605 A BRPI0915605 A BR PI0915605A BR PI0915605 B8 BRPI0915605 B8 BR PI0915605B8
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immunogen
fly salivary
leishmania vaccine
rubber
rubber fly
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Laurent Bernard Fischer
Jesus G Valenzuela
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The Government Of The Us Secretary Of The Dept Of Healt & Human Services
Merial Inc
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Publication of BRPI0915605B1 publication Critical patent/BRPI0915605B1/pt
Publication of BRPI0915605B8 publication Critical patent/BRPI0915605B8/pt

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    • C07K14/43504Peptides having more than 20 amino acids; Gastrins; Somatostatins; Melanotropins; Derivatives thereof from animals; from humans from invertebrates
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    • C07K14/43577Peptides having more than 20 amino acids; Gastrins; Somatostatins; Melanotropins; Derivatives thereof from animals; from humans from invertebrates from insects from flies
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    • A61P33/00Antiparasitic agents
    • A61P33/02Antiprotozoals, e.g. for leishmaniasis, trichomoniasis, toxoplasmosis
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    • A61K2039/53DNA (RNA) vaccination
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    • A61KPREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES
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    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02ATECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A50/00TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE in human health protection, e.g. against extreme weather
    • Y02A50/30Against vector-borne diseases, e.g. mosquito-borne, fly-borne, tick-borne or waterborne diseases whose impact is exacerbated by climate change

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BRPI0915605-4 2008-05-08 2009-05-06 Vacina de leishmania usando imunógeno salivar de mosca tipo borrachudo BRPI0915605B8 (pt)

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US5163508P 2008-05-08 2008-05-08
US61/051,635 2008-05-08
US10134508P 2008-09-30 2008-09-30
US61/101,345 2008-09-30
PCT/US2009/042980 WO2009137577A2 (en) 2008-05-08 2009-05-06 Leishmania vaccine using sand fly salivary immunogen

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BRPI0915605A2 BRPI0915605A2 (pt) 2016-02-02
BRPI0915605B1 BRPI0915605B1 (pt) 2021-08-24
BRPI0915605B8 true BRPI0915605B8 (pt) 2021-09-08

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US (2) US8603808B2 (pt)
EP (2) EP2283035B1 (pt)
CN (2) CN103768588A (pt)
AR (1) AR071696A1 (pt)
BR (1) BRPI0915605B8 (pt)
ES (1) ES2760004T3 (pt)
HK (1) HK1150616A1 (pt)
IL (1) IL209107A (pt)
MA (1) MA32376B1 (pt)
MX (2) MX2010012069A (pt)
WO (1) WO2009137577A2 (pt)

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US20090324649A1 (en) 2009-12-31
CN103768588A (zh) 2014-05-07
MA32376B1 (fr) 2011-06-01
EP2899203A2 (en) 2015-07-29
WO2009137577A3 (en) 2010-03-25
HK1150616A1 (zh) 2012-01-06
ES2760004T3 (es) 2020-05-12
IL209107A0 (en) 2011-01-31
EP2283035A2 (en) 2011-02-16
MX348137B (es) 2017-05-29
EP2283035B1 (en) 2015-07-29
US9228002B2 (en) 2016-01-05
EP2899203B1 (en) 2019-07-10
BRPI0915605A2 (pt) 2016-02-02
WO2009137577A2 (en) 2009-11-12
EP2899203A3 (en) 2015-08-05
MX2010012069A (es) 2010-12-14
US8603808B2 (en) 2013-12-10
IL209107A (en) 2017-08-31
CN102066411A (zh) 2011-05-18
AR071696A1 (es) 2010-07-07
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