Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment and prevention of a transmittable disease in a subject, such as avians and mammals. The methods and compositions of the invention specifically make use of avian antibodies to the disease to be treated or prevented. Administration of such avian antibodies to a subject has been shown effective for reducing mortality in a population of subjects that are infected, or become infected, with the disease. The invention also provides kits useful for detecting the presence of transmittable diseases in subjects.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 23, 2010
Date of Patent:
November 4, 2014
Assignee:
Avianax, LLC
Inventors:
James M. Schiltz, Marshall K. Brinton, James K. Petell, David S. Bradley
Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment and prevention of a transmittable disease in a subject, such as avians and mammals. The methods and compositions of the invention specifically make use of avian antibodies to the disease to be treated or prevented. Administration of such avian antibodies to a subject has been shown effective for reducing mortality in a population of subjects that are infected, or become infected, with the disease. The invention also provides kits useful for detecting the presence of transmittable diseases in subjects.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 21, 2008
Date of Patent:
October 4, 2011
Assignee:
Avianax, LLC
Inventors:
James M. Schiltz, Marshall K. Brinton, James K. Petell, David S. Bradley