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GSK Examines Zika Vaccine Capabilities As Fears Of Virus Spreading Grow

 
• By Lucie Ellis-Taitt

GlaxoSmithKline plc is one of the first major pharma companies to announce plans to assess its current vaccine development platform in hope of starting research on a vaccine for Zika virus (ZIKV), following an outbreak of the disease in a number of countries.

GlaxoSmithKline plc is one of the first major pharma companies to announce plans to assess its current vaccine development platform in hope of starting research on a vaccine for Zika virus (ZIKV), following an outbreak of the disease in a number of countries.

Latin America, especially Brazil, has been most seriously affected by the increase of ZIKV cases since late last year. The disease develops in around one in five people bitten by an infected mosquito, and has been linked to a rise in cases of brain damage and microcephaly in newborns in Brazil. It was

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