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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2018
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, London, GB;
Richard Tedder, Greater London, GB;
Steven Dicks, Greater London, GB;
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, London, GB;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for detecting viral infection of a subject by a firstspecies, said method comprising: (a) contacting a sample from said subject with a solid phase support, wherein said solid phase support includes a capture means for immobilising antibody present in the sample that binds a first antigen from a firstspecies; (b) challenging said immobilised antibody with: (i) a second antigen from a second (different)species, wherein the binding of said second antigen thereto suppresses (e.g. blocks) any inherent antigenic binding cross-reactivity towards the secondspecies; and (ii) a labelled first antigen from the firstspecies, thereby forming a labelled antigen-antibody complex; and (c) wherein the presence of labelled complex indicates viral infection of the subject by the firstspecies, and wherein the absence of labelled complex indicates no viral infection of the subject by the firstspecies; and kits for performing said method.