Patent ID: 7026133

Claim:
An immunoenzymatic assay for detecting the presence of antibodies to an equine infectious anemia virus recombinant p26 capsid antigen in equine test samples, comprising: (a) binding a protein having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 to a solid support; (b) incubating a test sample of serum with the bound protein and solid support for a period of time sufficient to permit equine infectious anemia (EIA) antibodies to bind to the bound protein to form a protein-antibody complex; (c) removing unbound test sample; (d) adding a label conjugate which can bind to said protein-antibody complex; (e) removing unbound label conjugate; and (f) measuring the amount of bound label conjugate to determine the amount of bound antibody specific to the equine anemia infectious virus p26 capsid antigen in the test sample.