Inventors:
Patti C. Crawford - Gainesville FL, US
Paul J. Gibbs - Gainesville FL, US
Edward J. Dubovi - Ithaca NY, US
Ruben Omar Donis - Atlanta GA, US
Jacqueline Katz - Atlanta GA, US
Alexander I. Klimov - Atlanta GA, US
Nallakannu P. Lakshmanan - Millsboro DE, US
Melissa Anne Lum - Millsboro DE, US
Daniel Ghislena Emiel Goovaerts - The Netherlands, BE
Mark William Mellencamp - Desoto KS, US
Nancy J. Cox - Atlanta GA, US
William L. Castleman - Gainesville FL, US
Assignee:
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. - Gainesville FL
Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. - Ithaca NY
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Washington DC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Atlanta GA
Intervet International B.V.
International Classification:
A61K 49/00
A61K 39/00
A61K 39/12
A61K 39/145
A61K 45/00
C12Q 1/70
C12N 7/00
C12N 7/04
C07K 14/00
C07K 16/00
A61K 39/285
US Classification:
4242061, 424 91, 4241841, 4241851, 4241861, 4242041, 4242051, 4242091, 4242811, 435 5, 4352351, 435236, 530350, 530396
Abstract:
The subject invention pertains to isolated influenza virus that is capable of infecting canids and causing respiratory disease in the canid. The subject invention also pertains to compositions and methods for inducing an immune response against an influenza virus of the present invention. The subject invention also pertains to compositions and methods for identifying a virus of the invention and diagnosing infection of an animal with a virus of the invention.