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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 1989
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
John F Griffin, Dunedin, NZ;
Assignee:
The University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424-2 ; 435-4 ; 435 13 ; 435 29 ; 436501 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a method of detecting infection and/or immunity in ruminants. The method includes the steps of conducting an assay of mononuclear cell function and measuring a parameter of inflammation of a sample of blood from a ruminant, and comparing the results obtained with a predetermined database. The method of the invention is particularly suitable for detecting tuberculosis in deer.