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US Reports Outbreak of Variant Influenza A (H3N2v) Virus
2013-11-08 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Variant influenza virus infections are rare but may have pandemic potential if person-to-person transmission is efficient. Researchers from the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) describe the epidemiology of a multi-state outbreak of an influenza A H3N2v virus first identified in 2011.
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Veterinary Scientists Track Origin of Deadly Emerging Pig Virus in US
2013-10-23 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Veterinary researchers at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech have helped identify the origin and possible evolution of the emerging Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) virus, which is causing high mortality rates and has already spread to at least 17 states.
Merck Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation for MK-5172/MK-8742, an Investigational Oral Combination Regimen for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection
2013-10-22 23:00:00| Merck.com - Research & Development News
Dateline City: WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted MK-5172/MK-8742 Breakthrough Therapy designation for treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection. MK-5172/MK-8742 is an all-oral combination regimen consisting of MK-5172, an investigational HCV NS3/4A protease inhibitor, and MK-8742, an investigational HCV NS5A replication complex inhibitor. Language: English Contact: MerckMedia Contacts:Pamela Eisele, 908-423-5042Sarra Herzog, 908-423-6154orInvestor Contacts:Carol Ferguson, 908-423-4465Justin Holko, 908-423-5088 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
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NEOMED Selects Its First Drug Development Project And Targets The Influenza Virus
2013-10-02 06:07:26| drugdiscoveryonline News Articles
NEOMED, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to create a bridge between academic research and the pharmaceutical industry, is proud to announce the launch of its first drug development project
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Developing a Test to Detect PED Virus Antibodies
2013-09-30 19:25:00| National Hog Farmer
By John Johnson, DVM, Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory The first diagnosis of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus in the United States was confirmed in Iowa in mid-May 2013 by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) at Ames. The two tests to diagnose active infections (disease) that became immediately available were polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and immunohistochemistry (IHC). The next step was to develop a diagnostic test that could detect antibodies to PED virus to determine if pigs were previously infected with this virus. read more
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