From One To Seven In 12 Days: ZIKV Vaccine Candidates Speed Into Labs
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
When Scrip first wrote about Zika virus (ZIKV) less than two weeks ago there was no record of any clinical development ongoing for a treatment or vaccine against the mosquito-transmitted disease, let alone any available therapies.
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