ANTI-Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 ANTIBODY AND IMMUNOASSAY METHOD USING SAME

摘要

Disclosed is a means for detecting porcine-derived human influenza virus type-A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 readily, rapidly and distinctively from other human influenza viruses type-A. Specifically disclosed is an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, which is produced using a region lying between aa420 to aa434 in the amino acid sequence for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 as an immunogen, wherein the region acts as an epitope and the antibody or the antigen-binding fragment thereof can bind specifically to a core protein of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 through the region. The use of the antibody or the antigen-binding fragment thereof enables the detection of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in a sample readily and distinctively from other type-A viruses.