CARBOHYDRATE-BASED VACCINE AND DIAGNOSTIC REAGENT FOR TRICHINOSIS

摘要

The present invention relates to Trichinella vaccines that include a .beta.-tyvelose-containing composition and to the use of such vaccinesto protect animals from Trichinella infections, and particularly fromtrichinosis caused by Trichinella spiralis infection. Such vaccines canalso be used to produce antibodies that are capable of protecting an animalfrom Trichinella infections and of diagnosing such infections.The present invention also relates to Trichinella diagnostic reagents thatinclude a .beta.-tyvelose-containing composition and use of suchreagents to detect Trichinella, and particularly Trichinella spiralisinfections. The present invention also includes diagnostic kits based onsuch reagents and therapeutic agents based on the knowledge that .beta.-tyvelose is produced by Trichinella spiralis parasites.