Patent ID: 6455245
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07K,C12N,C12Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A diagnostic kit for detecting an antibody in a biological sample from an animal which antibody specifically recognizes a causative agent of Mystery Swine Disease, said causative agent being antigenically cross-reactive with Lelystad Agent comprising a virus, said virus characterized in being sensitive to chloroform and having a size smaller than 200 nanometers, said virus further being immunoreactive with serum antibodies of a sow, said serum antibodies obtained by:a) inoculating the sow with the virus deposited Jun. 5, 1991 with the Institut Pasteur, Paris, France, deposit number I-1102; and b) collecting serum antibodies from the thus inoculated sow after 25 to 33 days, said diagnostic kit comprising said causative agent; and means for detecting said antibody from said biological sample.