Patent ID: 8050871

Claim:
A method of determining an increased probability of an outbreak of influenza virus within about one to about three years following an increase in Replikin concentration in an isolate of White Spot Syndrome Virus or an isolate of Taura Syndrome Virus comprising identifying said increase in the concentration of Replikin sequences in at least one first isolate of White Spot Syndrome Virus or Taura Syndrome Virus as compared to at least one other isolate of White Spot Syndrome Virus or Taura Syndrome Virus, wherein said at least one first isolate is isolated at least six months later than said at least one other isolate is isolated, and wherein when said at least one first isolate is a White Spot Syndrome Virus isolate said at least one other isolate is a White Spot Syndrome Virus isolate, and when said at least one first isolate is a Taura Syndrome Virus isolate said at least one other isolate is a Taura Syndrome Virus isolate, and wherein said increase in the concentration of Replikin sequences signifies the increased probability of the outbreak of influenza virus within about one to about three years following said increase in the concentration of Replikin sequences, wherein said method is performed on a processor.