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Merck Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation from FDA and PRIME Status from EMA for Investigational Ebola Zaire Vaccine (V920)
2016-07-25 14:00:00| Merck.com - Corporate News
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced two regulatory milestones for the companys investigational vaccine for Ebola Zaire, V920 (rVSVG-ZEBOV-GP, live attenuated): the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the vaccine candidate Breakthrough Therapy Designation, and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted PRIME (PRIority MEdicines) status. Language: English Contact: MerckMedia:Pamela Eisele, 267-305-3558Skip Irvine, 215-652-6059orInvestors:Teri Loxam, 908-740-1986Justin Holko, 908-423-5088 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
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Zika, Ebola Outbreaks Can Be Predicted Using Climate Change
2016-06-14 13:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: FEBRUARY 09: Women walk with their wares through the West Point slum on February 9, 2016 in Monrovia, Liberia. West Point, the most impoverished and overpopulated community in Liberia, was hard hit by the Ebola outbreak, and health facilities at the time were overwhelmed. After almost two years, on January 14, 2016 the World Health Organization declared the epidemic over, after the virus had killed some 11,300 people and infected more than 28,500 people in West Africa. Scientists in the UK said...
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Zika, Ebola outbreaks can be predicted through environmental changes, finds new study
2016-06-13 05:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
First Post: Scientists have successfully developed a model that can predict the outbreak of diseases that spread from animals to humans -- such as Ebola and Zika -- based on changes in climate, population growth and land use. "This model is a major improvement in our understanding of the spread of diseases from animals to people," said Kate Jones from University College London (UCL) in the UK. "We hope it can be used to help communities prepare and respond to disease outbreaks, as well as to make decisions...
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White House To Transfer Funds from Ebola To Zika
2016-04-07 12:49:00| Happi Breaking News
Congress has yet to act on emergency funding request in February.
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White House to transfer Ebola funds to combat Zika virus
2016-04-06 01:41:22| Biotech - Topix.net
In this April 1, 2016, file photo, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas Frieden speaks during a news conference at a Zika summit in Atlanta. Congressional officials say April 5, the Obama administration has decided to transfer leftover money from the largely successful fight against Ebola to combat the growing threat of the Zika virus in Puerto Rico, the Southeast U.S., and Central and South America.
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