Vaccine May Help Diseases in Animals, People Meet Their Match
A newly patented vaccine by Kansas State University researchers could be good news for meat consumers. The researchers developed a solution that could provide effective, antibiotic-free prevention of Fusobacterium necrophorum infection. The bacterium afflicts sheep and cattle with liver abscesses, calf diphtheria and foot rot or abscesses. Currently, antibiotics are used to control these infections, but the…
Cruise Ships, Schools May Become Safer from Viruses Thanks to New Broad-Spectrum Antivirals
Cruise ships, schools may become safer from viruses because of Kansas State University patent. Outbreaks of stomach flu or noroviral gastroenteritis can easily occur in crowded quarters like cruise ships, army barracks and schools, but a recent patent may lead to antiviral drugs to help travelers, students, military personnel and others avoid infections. Researchers at…