Without an approved vaccine preventing gonorrhea infections, there is significant demand for innovative treatments for millions of people each year.
To meet that need, the Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP) and Innoviva Specialty Therapeutics today announced the completion of recruitment for their global phase 3 pivotal registration trial of oral zoliflodacin, an investigational, first-in-class antibiotic being developed for the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhoea infection in patients.
Oral Gonorrhea Treatment Study Proceeds
Brazil Declares Bird Flu Outbreak for 180 Days
According to VOA News, Brazil recently declared a state of animal health emergency for 180 days in response to the country's first detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HAPI) in wild birds.
Brazil's agriculture ministry said on May 22, 2023, it has created an emergency operations center to coordinate, plan and evaluate "national actions related to avian influenza."
Avian influenza A (H5N1) was first detected in the Americas in December 2014, and since January 2022, over 58 million birds in 47 states have been culled following HAPI detections in the U.S.
Brazil Declares Bird Flu Emergency
According to VOA News, Brazil recently declared a state of animal health emergency for the next 180 days in response to the country's first detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HAPI) in wild birds.
Brazil's agriculture ministry said on May 22, 2023, it has created an emergency operations center to coordinate, plan and evaluate "national actions related to avian influenza."