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Why a Zika vaccine is a long way off : theconversation





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Why a Zika vaccine is a long way off

Why a Zika vaccine is a long way off
Why a Zika vaccine is a long way off
Recent news articles have highlighted positive findings in experimental Zika virus pre-clinical vaccine studies in monkeys and described the start of two Zika virus vaccine trials in humans.These stories have spurred hopes that a Zika virus vaccine will be available to prevent this infection, and its secondary effects, such as abnormal fetal development.But, even with pre-clinical and early stage clinical trials underway, we still may not see a Zika vaccine licensed and approved for use in humans for years.


in the same way cosmosmagazine

Zika vaccine moves a step closer

Zika vaccine moves a step closer
Zika vaccine moves a step closer
A coloured transmission electron micrograph of Zika virus particles (blue).Zika is an RNA (ribonucleic acid) virus from the Flaviviridae family.AMI IMAGES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARYScientists in the US are reporting rapid progress towards a vaccination against the Zika virus, the mosquito-borne disease associated with a range of birth defects.


in addition sfgate

Why a Zika vaccine is a long way off

Why a Zika vaccine is a long way off
Why a Zika vaccine is a long way off
Why a Zika vaccine is a long way offRobert Bednarczyk, Emory UniversityRecent news articles have highlighted positive findings in experimental Zika virus pre-clinical vaccine studies in monkeys and described the start of two Zika virus vaccine trialsin humans.These stories have spurred hopes that a Zika virus vaccine will be available to prevent this infection, and its secondary effects, such as abnormal fetal development.But, even with pre-clinical and early stage clinical trials underway, we still may not see a Zika vaccine licensed and approved for use in humans for years.


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