ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,228,578, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to IDEXX LABORATORIES INC. (Westbrook, Maine).
"Rocky mountain spotted fever detection and treatment" was invented by Joshua Michael Boucher (Gray, Maine), Anton Mestek Jr. (Gorham, Maine), Clever Madrid (Cumberland, Maine) and Jesse Stephen Buch (Kennebunk, Maine).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) is a vector borne disease that is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii infection. It is challenging to identify the disease in dogs and other mammals due to the cross-reacting antibodies from non-pathogenic Rickettsia spp. Provided herein are compositions and methods for detec...