AVI BioPharma, Inc.'s NEUGENE Shows Success Against Deadly Ebola Virus; Results Published In Online Journal Public Library Of Science (PLoS) Pathogens

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2006--AVI BioPharma, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVII), today announced publication of significant research carried out in collaboration with the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). The report, published today in Public Library of Science (PLoS) Pathogens, a peer-reviewed monthly journal published by the Public Library of Science, demonstrates success using AVI’s proprietary NEUGENE(R) antisense technology as a countermeasure to Ebola virus infection. “Gene-Specific Countermeasures against Ebola Virus Based on Antisense Phosphorodiamidate Morpholino Oligomers” is publicly available and can be accessed from the PLoS Pathogens Web site at http://pathogens.plosjournals.org.

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