Claims
- 1. A kit for detecting malarial infection comprising separate containers containing either PfHRP-II antigen or antibodies having specificity against PfHRP-II antigen in preservative medium.
- 2. An antibody which specifically binds with an antigen of plasmodium having the following amino acid sequence ##STR1##
- 3. The antibody of claim 2, which is a monoclonal antibody.
- 4. The monoclonal antibody of claim 3, which is McAb87.
- 5. The antibody of claim 2, which is a polyclonal antibody.
- 6. The method for diagnosing malaria in humans which comprises:
- contacting the antibody of claim 2 with a sample from a patient suspected of having malaria; and
- determining if said antibody reacts with said sample.
- 7. The method of claim 6, wherein said sample is serum.
- 8. A method for detecting an antigen having the following amino acid sequence ##STR2## which comprises: contacting a sample suspected of containing said antigen with antibody of claim 7; and
- determining if said antibody reacts with said sample.
- 9. A kit for the diagnosis of malaria comprising: an antigen having the sequence ##STR3## packaged in a container.
- 10. A kit for the diagnosis of malaria comprising the antibody of claim 2, packaged in a container.
Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional of copending application Ser. No. 07/518,299, filed on May 3, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,130,416 which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/279,245 filed on Dec. 1, 1988 (now abandoned), which is a divisional of Ser. No. 06/895,942 filed on Aug. 13, 1986 (now abandoned). The entire contents of all of these applications are hereby incorporated by reference.
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