Where Does Zika Virus Vaccine Research Stand Now? stat

The VirusThe Zika virus is a flavivirus, a class that also includes the West Nile virus, dengue virus, tick-borne encephalitis virus, yellow fever virus and several other viruses causing encephalitis. People infected with the Zika virus show symptoms like mild fever, skin rash, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise or headache. GlaxoSmithKline announced in July 2016 it is working with the National Institutes of Health, or NIH to develop a Zika virus vaccine. Sanofi is working with U.S. Army's Walter Reed Army Institute of Research to advance an inactivated Zika virus vaccine candidate. Novavax has selected a nanoparticle vaccine candidate as the lead product for treating Zika virus.




Out of the 63, nearly half of them lost their lives in the past 48 hours after the hospital ran out of oxygen supply. US Scientists Develop A Plant-Based And Safer Vaccine For Zika VirusThere's some good news for those who are scared of Zika virus. Scientists have developed the world's first plant-based Zika vaccine that may be more effective, safer and cheaper than other vaccines against the mosquito-borne virus. The Syrian army said it fully liberated on Saturday the city of Sukhneh, the last Islamic State (IS) stronghold in Homs province. Read moreDon't Miss 8 K SHARES 320 SHARES 120.2 K SHARES 15.6 K SHARES 10.2 K SHARES 16.9 K SHARES 11.2 K SHARES 16 K SHARES 9.5 K SHARES 8.8 K SHARES4.

Scientists Use Tobacco Plant As Cheap, Scalable Zika Vaccine Factory

download (Photo by Jason Drees - ASU Biodesign Institute) ASU Biodesign Institute scientist Qiang Chen has led his research team to develop the world's first plant-based Zika vaccine. Tobacco might have finally found the image upgrade it's been looking for, as scientists hope to use the plant to produce a safe and cheap Zika vaccine. To avoid such risks, Chen's group turned to a protein sub-unit, or domain, of a Zika protein — one that is targeted solely by Zika antibodies. Once the plant began expressing the protein, its leaves became potent, cheap and scalable vaccine factories. No licensed Zika vaccine currently exists.


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