Carbohydrate-based vaccine and diagnostic reagent for trichinosis
US5707817A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/5308
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to Trichinella diagnostic reagents that include a .beta.-tyvelose-containing composition and use of such reagents to detect Trichinella, and particularly Trichinella spiralis infections. The present invention also includes diagnostic kits based on such reagents and therapeutic agents based on the the knowledge that .beta.-tyvelose is produced by Trichinella spiralis parasites.
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