HEPATITIS A VIRUS STRAIN, METHOD FOR THE ISOLATION OF NEW HEPATITIS A VIRUS STRAINS AND HEPATITIS A VACCINES

摘要

The invention relates to hepatitis A-viruses (HAVs) having a serotypedisplaying the immunological characteristics of theHAV strain RG-SB XA112 (CNCM I-1080). In particular, the invention relates tothe new hepatitis A virus strain RG-SB XA112(CNCM I-1080). The invention also relates to structural components of saidHAVs. Furthermore, the invention relates to processesfor the isolation of said HAVs. The HAVs of the present invention and thestructural components thereof can be used forthe production of vaccines and diagnostic compositions. Finally, the inventionrelates to polyclonal and monoclonal antibodieswhich are directed to said new HAVs.