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Lucigen receives grant to develop influenza screen - Vaccine News Daily (blog)


Lucigen receives grant to develop influenza screen
Vaccine News Daily (blog)
Lucigen Corp. recently received a $2.8 million grant from the US National Institutes of Health to develop a new type of influenza test. The NIH grant comes from the Small Business Innovation Research Project and will be used to design a device that is ...

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'Barcoding' viruses could help detect mutated strains - CNET


'Barcoding' viruses could help detect mutated strains
CNET
The H1N1 virus of 2009 -- a new type of influenza A virus -- caused the first influenza pandemic in more than 40 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Barcoding viruses based on molecular behavior could help researchers ...

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Antigen Test Designed for Point-of-Care Detection - Medscape


Antigen Test Designed for Point-of-Care Detection
Medscape
The automated, multianalyte system, called MariPOC (ArcDia, Turku, Finland), is capable of detecting 8 respiratory viruses — respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); influenza A and B viruses; adenovirus; parainfluenza type 1, 2, and 3 viruses; ...

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Sanofi Pasteur Presents Pediatric Data on Investigational Quadrivalent ... - MarketWatch (press release)


Sanofi Pasteur Presents Pediatric Data on Investigational Quadrivalent ...
MarketWatch (press release)
This pediatric study evaluated the safety and immunogenicity of QIV compared to currently licensed Fluzone® (Influenza Virus Vaccine). Results of the study were presented today at the Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in Boston.

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Five viruses to watch out for - Body and Soul


Five viruses to watch out for
Body and Soul
Mothers should make sure they are up to date with their annual influenza vaccination, preferably just before or during the pregnancy. “This helps to protect mothers and also appears to provide protection to their young infants as well – because babies ...

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