Canarypox Virus

An avipoxvirus and etiologic agent of canarypox, a disease of wild and captive birds, which can enter but not survive and multiply in human cells; it was proposed as a live vector for HIV vaccines, as it can carry a large quantity of foreign genes
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The cancer vaccine under study is delivered via a live recombinant canarypox virus vector engineered to elicit specific immune responses for cancer immunotherapy.
Novel Colorectal Cancer Trial Seeking Patient Volunteers At Leading U.S. Cancer Centers
Aventis Pasteur's colorectal vaccine relies on what is known as the Alvac canarypox virus.
Clinical Trial For Innovative Colorectal Cancer Vaccine Scheduled to Commence
1 is a unique cancer vaccine under development that uses a viral vector system derived from the canarypox virus.
Clinical Trials Expanded With Novel Vaccine for Advanced Colorectal Cancer; New Sites Enrolling for Advanced Disease; Second Study To Evaluate In Earlier-Stage Disease
The book finishes with presentations on a novel principle of attenuation for developing new generation live flavivirus vaccines, on tick-borne encephalitis, and on a recombinant vaccine developed from a canarypox virus carrying the prM/E genes of West Nile virus that will protect horses against a West Nile virus--mosquito challenge, and on diagnosis of zoonotic viral encephalitis.
Emergence and control of zoonotic viral encephalitides
Both strains were found in all 3 passerine taxa, and sequences from both strains were less than 5% different from each other and from canarypox virus.
J Wildl Dis: Characterization of canarypox-like viruses infecting endemic birds in the Galapagos Islands
Recombinant canarypox virus vaccine carrying the prM/E genes of West Nile virus protects horses against a West Nile virus-mosquito challenge.
Horses at Risk as West Nile Virus Plagues Colorado; Virus Detected in 27 Counties Statewide
Two vaccines are available for vaccinating equines: an inactivated WNV vaccine and a recombinant vaccine that uses canarypox virus to express WNV antigens (44,45).
Virology, pathology, and clinical manifestations of West Nile Virus disease
However, 4 samples (18%) had antibody to canarypox virus antigen with test sample and negative control ratios (P/N values) ranging from 2.
J Wildl Dis.: Relatively high prevalence of pox-like lesions in Henslow's sparrow (Ammodrammus henslowii) among nine species of migratory grassland passerines in Wisconsin, USA
It makes use of a modified canarypox virus, ALVAC(2), which has been shown in an extensive body of research to promote immune responses in humans.
Multi-Pronged Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine Regimen to be Studied in Melanoma Patients
The two companies will combine the ALVAC canarypox virus platform of Aventis Pasteur, the vaccines business of Aventis, and Vivalis' proprietary avian stem cell platform to enable Aventis Pasteur to improve the large-scale production of several ALVAC vaccine candidates.
Vivalis and Aventis Sign License Agreement for Process Improvement in Manufacturing Vaccines
In studies conducted in rhesus macaque monkeys, a prime-boost regimen with Merck's replication-defective adenovirus type 5 vector (Ad5) vaccine candidate given first, and Aventis Pasteur's canarypox virus vector (ALVAC) vaccine candidate given afterward, stimulated levels of cellular immune responses against HIV-1 that were higher than levels seen using the Ad5 vector alone, according to Emilio A.
HIV Vaccine Candidates from Merck and Aventis Used Together Generate Encouraging Anti-HIV Immune Response in Monkeys; Companies to Collaborate on Early Human Testing This Year
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