The Marketplace

The Company believes that there are numerous applications for VFI Humic Acid®, but has chosen to target first the markets for influenza viruses in the United States, Asia, and Western Europe.

 

During an average year influenza affects 25 to 50 million people in the U.S., causes 20,000 to 40,000 deaths, and results in 300,000 hospitalizations.  The consequent annual costs of influenza-related healthcare amount to about $15 billion.

 

 

VFI Humic Acid® Market Applications

                 

 

Human

 

Veterinary

 

Agriculture

 

Aquaculture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viral

 

Cattle Viral

 

Viral

 

Viral

 

 

Applications

 

Applications

 

Applications

 

Applications

 

 

HIV/AIDS

 

BVD

 

Plant Viruses

 

Fish Viruses

 

 

Herpes Viruses

 

IBR

 

(Agriculturally Im-

 

(Aquaria, Ponds,

 

 

Influenza

 

FMD

 

portant Plants)

 

Fish Farms)

 

 

Hepatitis Viruses

 

PI3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hemorrhagic Fever

 

RSV

 

Misc. Uses

 

 

 

Viruses (Ebola, etc.)

 

 

Special Applica-

 

 

 

 

HPV

 

Sheep Viral

 

tion Fertilizers

 

 

 

 

SARS

 

Applications

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avian, Swine Flu

 

PI3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norwalk Virus

 

RSV

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dengue Fever

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

West Nile Virus

 

Swine Viral

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applications

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dietary Supplements

 

Pseudo Rabies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dietary Aid

 

Swine Flu

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mineral Supplement

 

SIRS/PRRS

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Parvovirus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Misc. Uses

 

Poultry Viral

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blood Products

 

Applications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newcastle Disease

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abbreviations

AIDS

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

RSV Respiratory Syncytial Virus

BVD

Bovine Viral Diarrhea

SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

FMD

Foot-and-Mouth Disease

SIRS Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

PI3 Parainfluenza

HPV

Human Papilloma Virus

RSV  Respiratory Syncytial Virus

IBR

Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis

SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

PI3

Parainfluenza

SIRS Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

PRRS 

Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome