Leroy Coggins

US Patent:

39326012, Jan 13, 1976

Filed:

Nov 5, 1971

Appl. No.:

5/196060

Inventors:

Leroy Coggins - Ithaca NY

Assignee:

Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. - Ithaca NY

International Classification:

A61K 3912
G01N 3100
G01N 3316

US Classification:

424 12

Abstract:

Method and composition for the diagnosis of equine infectious anemia virus infection in animals involving the use of an immunodiffusion reaction plate, wherein separate wells in the reaction plate contains an antigen associated with the virus, an antiserum to the virus and the serum of the suspect animal. A positive response is indicated by a precipitin line of identity between the antigen well, antiserum well and the suspect serum well. Also disclosed is a novel antigen composition and a method for obtaining the same which is particularly suited in a diagnostic test for equine infectious anemia in animals.