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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:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
May. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stuart T Nichol, Atlanta, GA (US);
Christina F Spiropoulou, Atlanta, GA (US);
Thomas G Ksiazek, Lilburn, GA (US);
Pierre E Rollin, Lilburn, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12Q / ; C12P / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-5 ; 435-6 ; 435 911 ; 435 9151 ; 536 2372 ; 536 2433 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the discovery of a novel Hantavirus. In particular, the present invention relates to nucleic acids of the newly discovered virus and to nucleic acid reagents and antibodies for use in methods of detection and prevention of infection by the virus.