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US 2022/0018830 A1Published application
Sample extraction and test methods for diagnosing chronic wasting disease
OwnerDavin Hendersoninventor
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Abstract
A prion disease test kit is provided that allows for quick sample collection by an untrained individual and accurate testing of the sample in a lab, which is remote from the sample collection location. The prion disease test kit allows a lay person to easily collect tissue samples from the field and submit the collected tissue samples for prion disease testing, such as testing for chronic wasting disease, at a different location.
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A method for testing for a prion disease, said method comprising:
- (a) extracting a tissue sample from a harvested wild mammalian subject, wherein said tissue sample comprises rectoanal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (RAMALT), spleen tissue, tonsil tissue, skin tissue, and/or eyelid tissue;
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- (b) submitting said tissue sample to a prion disease testing facility to thereby test for said prion disease.
A method for testing for a prion disease, said method comprising:
- (a) extracting a tissue sample from a mammalian subject, wherein said extracting is carried out by a lay person not formally trained in extracting test samples from animals, wherein said tissue sample comprises rectoanal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (RAMALT), spleen tissue, tonsil tissue, skin tissue, and/or eyelid tissue;
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- (b) submitting said tissue sample to a prion disease testing facility to thereby test for said prion disease.
A method for testing for chronic wasting disease, said method comprising:
- (a) extracting an eyelid sample from an ungulate, wherein said extracting is carried out by a lay person not formally trained in extracting test samples from animals;
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- (b) submitting said eyelid sample to a chronic wasting disease testing facility to thereby test for said chronic wasting disease.
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