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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2011
David Allen Elsemore, South Portland, ME (US);
Laurie A. Flynn, Raymond, ME (US);
Michael Crawford, St. Louis, MO (US);
David Allen Elsemore, South Portland, ME (US);
Laurie A. Flynn, Raymond, ME (US);
Michael Crawford, St. Louis, MO (US);
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME (US);
Divergence, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
Methods, devices, kits and compositions for detecting the presence or absence of whipworm in a fecal sample are disclosed herein. The methods, devices, kits and compositions of the present invention may be used to confirm the presence or absence of whipworm in a fecal sample from a mammal that may also be infected with one or more of hookworm, roundworm, and heartworm. Confirmation of the presence or absence of whipworm in the mammal may be made, for example, for the purpose of selecting an optimal course of treating the mammal and/or for the purpose of determining whether the mammal has been rid of the infection after treatment has been initiated.