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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2003
Applicants:
Quentin Tonelli, Portland, ME (US);
Michael Monn, Falmouth, ME (US);
Randall Groat, Falmouth, ME (US);
Inventors:
Quentin Tonelli, Portland, ME (US);
Michael Monn, Falmouth, ME (US);
Randall Groat, Falmouth, ME (US);
Assignee:
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for detecting a parasitic worm infection of the digestive tract of a mammal. The method includes detecting the binding of a worm antibody to a worm antigen present in the soluble portion of a fecal sample of infected mammals.