| Issue 6 2 March 2007 |
| Welcome to Pharm Fresh eZine Our weekly electronic briefing brings you key research developments in our industry and alerts you to relevant new research papers published in technical journals around the world. |
 Research News |
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| Quigley AIV treatment compound to be trialed | ||
The Quigley Corporation, a US-based manufacturer of naturally-derived medical products, is to start clinical trials with compound QR-441 (a). The compound, developed by subsidiary Quigley Pharma, is for treating chickens that have been exposed to the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza (AIV).... To
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| EC scientists zoo AIV vaccination | ||
Scientists at the EC's food safety organization EFSA have said that vaccination against avian influenza (AIV) should be undertaken in zoo birds when proper biosecurity measures cannot be put in place.... To access the full content, subscribe to Pharm Fresh, our FREE weekly briefing.
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| Mars launches veterinary DNA mixed breed test | ||
Mars Veterinary is introducing the Wisdom Panel MX comprehensive DNA-based mixed breed test for dogs, which it claims can identify more than 100 breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club. The US-based company said that the product is in the final stages of testing and is planning to launch it in the US this summer and in the UK later this year.... To access the full content, subscribe to Pharm Fresh, our FREE weekly briefing. |
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 Research
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| State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; March 2007 Correlation between the induction of Th1 cytokines by an attenuated equine infectious anemia virus vaccine and protection against disease progression. Zhang X, Wang Y, Liang H, Wei L, Xiang W, Shen R, Shao Y. |
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| Department of Animal Health and Welfare, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Italy; February 2007 Role of beta-endorphin on phospholipase production in Malassezia pachydermatis in dogs: new insights into the pathogenesis of this yeast. Cafarchia C, Dell'aquila ME, Capelli G, Minoia P, Otranto D. |
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| Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Sao Paulo, Brazil; April 2007 Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of a nitric oxide-releasing derivative of enalapril in male beagles. Okuyama CE, Mendes GD, Faro R, Rezende VM, Lagos RM, Astigarraga RE, Antunes E, De Nucci G. |
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| Wildlife World Zoo, Arizona, USA; June 2005 Avian titer development against West Nile virus after extralabel use of an equine vaccine. Johnson S. |
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| As supplied by publisher to PubMed Feline aminopeptidase N is not a functional receptor for avian infectious bronchitis virus. Chu VC, McElroy LJ, Aronson JM, Oura TJ, Harbison CE, Bauman BE, Whittaker GR. |
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| Section of Surgery, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland; March-April 2007 Propofol modulates inner retina function in Beagles. Kommonen B, Hyvatti E, Dawson WW. |
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| Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Ithaca, NY, USA; March 2007 Evaluation of the vaccine potential of an equine herpesvirus type 1 vector expressing bovine viral diarrhea virus structural proteins. Rosas CT, Konig P, Beer M, Dubovi EJ, Tischer BK, Osterrieder N. |
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| Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University,
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain; February 2007 Pattern of antibiotic susceptibility in Campylobacter jejuni isolates of human and poultry origin. Senok A, Yousif A, Mazi W, Sharaf E, Bindayna K, Elnima el-A, Botta G. |
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| University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan; February 2007 Effects of polyether ionophores on the protective immune responses of broiler chickens against Angara disease and Newcastle disease viruses Munir K, Muneer MA, Tiwari A, Chaudhry RM, Muruganandan S. |
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| Veterinary Research Communications, Vol. 31 No. 4, May, 2007 (Springer Netherlands) The safety and immunogenicity of an in ovo vaccine against Newcastle disease virus differ between two lines of chicken. Dilaveris D, Chen C, Kaiser P, Russell PH. |
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| Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, USA; March 2007 Recombinant swine beta interferon protects swine alveolar macrophages and MARC-145 cells from infection with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. Overend C, Mitchell R, He D, Rompato G, Grubman MJ, Garmendia AE. |
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| Department of Health and Animal Welfare, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Valenzano (Bari) Italy; January 2007 Occurrence, characterization and antimicrobial resistance of enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus isolated from meat and dairy products. Normanno G, La Salandra G, Dambrosio A, Quaglia NC, Corrente M, Parisi A, Santagada G, Firinu A, Crisetti E, Celano GV. |
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 Movers & Shakers |
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| PFI names new communications director | ||
US pet food trade association the Pet Food Institute (PFI) in Washington DC has named Kurt Gallagher its new director of communications and export development.... To access the full content, subscribe to Pharm Fresh, our FREE weekly briefing. |
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