Pig Flu

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Venture Capital firm with shares in two public companies: BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, and Novavax

Roche Holding AG

Owner of Tamifly which might be effective against the swine flu virus

Glaxo Smith Kline

Maker of Relenza which might also be effective agains the pig flu virus

Biocryst Pharmaceuticals

Maker of key enzymes that block the action of influenza viruses

Novavax

Viral vaccine maker

The Center for Disease and Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) is doing whatever possible to identify the ways the virus is being spread and prevent a major epidemic from occuring.

GlaxoSmithKline and Roche have contacted by the World Health Organization regarding their flu treatments amid an outbreak of swine flu that has killed at least 20 people in Mexico, according to The Associated Press. According to the AP, Roche says it has an emergency stockpile of Tamiflu on standby, and Glaxo, which makes Relenza, has been in touch with the WHO to identify what strain is involved.