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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven M. Callister, La Crosse, WI (US);
Steven D. Lovrich, La Crosse, WI (US);
Ronald F. Schell, Dade, WI (US);
Dean A. Jobe, La Crosse, WI (US);
Assignee:
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation, Inc., La Crosse, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/902 ; A61K 3/938 ; A61K 3/800 ; C07K 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/902 ; A61K 3/938 ; A61K 3/800 ; C07K 1/00 ;
Abstract
An OspC Dra fragment fusion peptide isolated from is described herein for the prevention, treatment and early diagnosis of Lyme disease in humans and other animals. This invention also relates to a screening method detecting anti-Osp borreliacidal antibody activity, and antibodies reacting with a protein fragment encoded by a DraI-SmaI DNA fragment of OspC.