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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2004
Applicants:
Randall G. Groat, Freeport, ME (US);
Quentin J. Tonelli, Portland, ME (US);
Inventors:
Randall G. Groat, Freeport, ME (US);
Quentin J. Tonelli, Portland, ME (US);
Assignee:
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and device for determining a feline immunodeficiency virus infection or vaccination in an animal. The method includes contacting a biological sample from a felid with various FIV polypeptides and determining the binding of antibodies in the sample to the polypeptides. The determination of whether an animal is infected with FIV or has been vaccinated against FIV can be determined by measuring the animal's immune response to an FIV env polypeptide. A device for detecting FIV antibodies is provided.