Patent 7291338 was granted and assigned to Idexx Laboratories on November, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
FIV gag polypeptides and a method and device for determining a feline immunodeficiency virus infection in an animal. The method includes contacting a biological sample from a felid with the FIV polypeptides and determining the binding of antibodies in the sample to the polypeptides. A device for detecting FIV antibodies is provided.