Infectious Diseases News Round-up.

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      SIGA Technologies Inc.; TIBOTEC Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    • Abstract:
      The article offers news briefs related to various drugs used for treating infectious diseases. Health officials in Japan have asked physicians not to give the drug Tamiflu to teenagers after reports that it may cause psychiatric problems. According to Siga Technologies Inc., the experimental drug ST-246 is effective for treating smallpox. Tibotec Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has signed a license agreement with the company Aspen for making the drug Prezista available in Africa.