Abstract: There is provided a diagnostic reagent useful to determine whether an animal has a tuberculosis infection or has been exposed to a tuberculosis agent, for example a Mycobacterium. The reagent is useful to distinguish between such an animal and an animal which has been vaccinated against a tuberculosis infection.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 4, 2016
Date of Patent:
June 4, 2019
Assignee:
The Secretary of the State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs acting through the Animal and Veterinary Laboratories Agency