AMSTERDAM (AFX) - Intervet, a subsidiary of Akzo Nobel NV, said its West-Nile virus vaccine for horses has received approval from the US Department of Agriculture, for use in the US.
Akzo Nobel said the drug - PreveNile - is the first modified live virus vaccine to be registered in the US for the prevention of a virus in the blood caused by West-Nile virus. kaj.leers@afxnews.com kel/joy COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2005. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News. AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited
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