The pharmaceutical industry is developing 256 drugs and
vaccines to target infectious diseases ranging from hepatitis
to influenza, according to a survey to be released Wednesday
by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of
America.

Infectious diseases were responsible for nearly one-third of
all worldwide deaths in 1996, the survey said. AIDS is a
major contributor to the death toll, but those drugs were
considered a separate category and not included in the
survey. The industry has 98 drugs in development to fight
the disease.

Vaccines are the focus of the most attention, the study
found, with 96 under development for a broad range of
diseases. The survey said there are 32 new antibiotics are
under development. Of the total agents being developed, 69
are being tested in the lab while the remaining 187 are in
either clinical trials or awaiting approval by the FDA

Hepatitis, tuberculosis and malaria all are prevalent in the......

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