Sanofi Gets $43 M Deal To Develop Zika Vaccine
Vaccine unit of French drug manufacturer Sanofi gets $43M funding to accelerate the development of Zika vaccine, as part of efforts to prevent the infection.
Vaccine unit of French drug manufacturer Sanofi gets $43M funding to accelerate the development of Zika vaccine, as part of efforts to prevent the infection.
‘Zika virus has been known in Southeast Asia but the investigation concerning the disease is still not widespread.’
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Though the Aedes mosquito-spread virus is considered "endemic" to many parts of Southeast Asia, and travel warnings have been issued to 11 countries in the region -- including Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, the microcephaly cases in Thailand are the first in the subregion to be directly linked to Zika. "The state of babies born with relatively small heads is something that we have just been alerted to from the prevailing Zika virus cases in South America," said Prasert, noting that a DDC committee is now working on a manual to instruct pregnant women on how to prevent Zika.
In the past month, the World Health Organization also documented microcephaly in babies in Guatemala, while other types of Zika-related malformations in babies have been detected, including Guillain-Barre Syndrome, or paralysis, in Ecuador, according to the latest WHO update on the public health emergency issued on September 22.
Three New Confirmed Cases of Zika in Philippines, Total Rises to 12
All the 12 Zika cases reported in the Philippines were locally transmitted and no other transmissions apart from mosquito bite have been recorded.
All the 12 Zika cases reported in the Philippines were locally transmitted and no other transmissions apart from mosquito bite have been recorded.
Unraveling the Details of Mysterious Zika-Related Death in Utah
High level of Zika virus in the first patient's blood could explain the unusually severe illness and death, and unconventional transmission to the second patient.
High level of Zika virus in the first patient's blood could explain the unusually severe illness and death, and unconventional transmission to the second patient.
Six Healthy Babies Born to Zika-infected Mothers in Nicaragua
Six healthy babies were born to mothers that had been exposed to the Zika virus during their pregnancies in Nicaragua, the Central American country.
Six healthy babies were born to mothers that had been exposed to the Zika virus during their pregnancies in Nicaragua, the Central American country.
