Contact Information: Media Contact: Amy Summers 727-848-1618 ext. 202 Pitch Inc.
Bird Flu Complacency Could Be Our Biggest Threat
eFoodSafety.com Creating New Technology to Counter Avian Influenza
| Source: eFoodSafety.com
SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - June 13, 2007) - eFoodSafety.com (OTCBB : EFSF ) -- For some,
the threat of bird flu is most likely to occur in a sci-fi movie. But
scientists and researchers say this "pandemic fatigue" Americans have when
it comes to bird flu is dangerous, especially without a plan for the
future.
According to a new survey published in the British Journal Archives of
Disease in Childhood (June 2007), doctors are becoming more complacent
about the threat of a bird flu pandemic. However, the spread of avian
influenza A (H5N1) in 59 countries over the past four years has brought the
world closer to another pandemic than at any other time since 1968.
While there have been no human cases of H5N1 in the United States,
scientists worldwide are concerned that H5N1, which can pass from poultry
to humans, may mutate enabling it to transmit from human to human and start
an infulenza pandemic.
With no commercially available vaccine to protect humans from bird flu,
health technology company, eFoodSafety.com (OTCBB : EFSF ) is in the research
and production phases of developing a unique delivery system for its
clinically studied Citroxin, which has already been proven to be very
effective in treating the surrogate H9N2 strain of the bird flu virus.
Citroxin is a natural germicidal cleaner that has a 100 percent kill rate
on major bacteria including staph, salmonella, strep, E. coli, listeria and
pseudomonas. Citroxin can be sprayed on bird cages and hen houses without
causing harm to animals or humans. The new delivery system eFoodSafety.com
is developing will enable Citroxin to be absorbed into the blood stream to
prevent bird flu in humans.
The company is currently testing Citroxin at Thailand's largest private
biotechnology company, Innova Biotechnology. The tests are particularly
significant since the Citroxin is being tested on the actual H5N1 strain of
the bird flu virus and not on the surrogate H9N2 strain that most domestic
laboratories use for bird flu testing. Results are expected to reaffirm
already positive conclusions from U.S. testing of Citroxin as an effective
anti-viral prophylaxis for bird flu.
Some analysts predict that Citroxin could become the leading anti-viral
prophylaxis for the bird flu (H5N1). eFoodSafety.com is an early-stage
holding company that focuses on innovative product development and
technologies for improving health conditions worldwide. For more
information visit: http://www.efoodsafety.com.