Genome Alberta says three Porcine
Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PED) research projects will share $650,000 in funding
from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec and the federal governments.
The projects include developing a
vaccine against the virus and how to detect PED in the environment and in food
additives.
Several vaccines are on the market in
the United States.
Much of the Canadian research is being
done by a private company in Saskatoon, the University of Saskatchewan, the
University of Montreal and the National Centres for Animal Disease in Winnipeg.
