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New Drug to Boost Defence Against Bird Flu Pandemic
Nov 25, 2006
By Mark Henderson
A new flu drug that can kill deadly strains of bird flu is promising to transform global preparations for an influenza pandemic.
Peramivir, an antiviral agent, could provide the world with a critical new line of defence against flu viruses with the potential to cause millions of deaths, such as the H5N1 avian strain, research has suggested.
Studies in the United States show that it should be more powerful and easier to give to seriously ill patients than either Tamiflu or Relenza, the two existing drugs for H5N1 flu.
Copyright 2006 The Times
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,11069-2471200,00.html
category: News from Other Sources : General Health News
contributed by Olga Zhuykova on 4 December 2006
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