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Can the Tropical PRV Have Its Moment (Again?) – Not all Priority Review Vouchers are Created Alike: What the Potential Loss of the Rare Pediatric PRV Could Mean for the Tropical Disease PRV Program

FDA Law Blog

As our readers may already know, FDA maintained three PRV programs to incentivize the development of therapies for underfunded diseases: the RPD PRV program, which sunset last month, the Medical Countermeasures (MCM) PRV Program, which sunset in October 2023, and the Tropical Disease PRV Program.

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A Review of H5N1

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

By Wes Stubblefield, MD, MPH, FAAP ADPH Medical Officer H5N1 influenza, or “bird flu,” is a type of influenza that was first discovered in the 1950s. Since 2016, HPAI H5N1 has been detected in wild birds in the United States during screening efforts by wildlife authorities.