SIV Gets More Complicated - Diagnosis and Treatment Include Larger Number of Virus Strains
US - Swine influenza virus (SIV) used to be a seasonal problem - pigs got sick in the fall and winter and then they got over it. Today's mix of SIV strains has turned swine flu into a year-round problem...

Schering-Plough launches first trivalent SIV vaccine
US - Schering-Plough Animal Health has launched Maxivac® Excell 3, the industry's first trivalent vaccine for the costly swine influenza virus (SIV).

Pfizer and Pharmacia Combine Operations
US - Pfizer Inc and Pharmacia Corporation combined operations today, bringing together two of the world’s fastest-growing and most innovative companies.

New-Generation Vaccines Offer Flexibility in Control of SIV
US - Two new-generation monovalent swine influenza vaccines — MaxiVac® H1N1 and MaxiVac® H3N2 — have been launched by Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation and will bring added flexibility to swine...