Zika Virus Vaccine Hunt Begins Following 4,000 Brazilian Birth Defects
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The pharma industry's (and the media's) interest in Ebola has begun to wane as more affected African countries secure disease-free status from the World Health Organization, but another tropical condition has started to capture headlines – Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito transferred disease reportedly responsible for approximately 4,000 child birth defects since Oct. 2015.