The Ohio State University Center For Diagnostic Assays has developed a validated REAL-TIME RT-PCR ASSAY (patent pending) for the rapid detection of nucleotide sequences that are unique to very virulent Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (vvIBDV) strains affecting the poultry industry. This assay distinguishes vvIBDV strains from non-vvIBDV classic and variant strains.


vvIBDV Background

• IBDV is one of the most economically significant diseases of the poultry industry.  The vvIBDV strain causes unusually high morbidity and mortality.
   
• Beginning with European outbreaks in the mid-1980’s vvIBDV has spread in an explosive manner. This highly contagious, immunosuppresive disease has been identified in chicken flocks on nearly every continent of the world including Europe, Asia, South America, Central America and the Caribbean countries.
   
• Due to the ever-increasing worldwide trade of chicks and hatching eggs, there is a real and immediate concern that the vvIBDV will continue to spread, causing dramatic losses on every continent including North America and Australia. In 2004 alone, nearly 18,000,000 dayold chicks and 9,000,000 poultry hatching eggs were imported into the United States.
   
• Until now, no validated rapid assay for the detection of all known vvIBDV strains existed.

Opportunity

The Ohio State University is currently seeking a relationship with one or more reputable scientific companies who possess the capability to produce and market PCR diagnostic kits for vvIBDV worldwide.

Target Market

Diagnostic laboratories serving the commercial poultry industry.  High marketability to state and federal import inspection service laboratories throughout the world.

Contact:
OSU Center for Diagnostic Assays , The Ohio State University OARDC,
Edgington Hall, 1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster, OH. 44691