3 Vaccines Prevent Zika Infection In Monkeys; Trial In Humans Starts

"One day after U.S. health officials announced an early start to a clinical trial to test a Zika vaccine in humans, researchers reported in the journal Science that three types of vaccines designed to block the virus all worked to perfection in monkeys.

The three experimental vaccines had already proved effective in mice, and their success on rhesus monkeys is “raising optimism for the development of a vaccine for humans,” the study authors wrote.

With more than 50 countries and territories battling active Zika outbreaks, the need for a vaccine is clear. Hundreds of thousands of people have been infected, including more than 6,400 people in the U.S. and its territories."

Karen Kaplan reports for the Los Angeles Times August 4, 2016.

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"As Zika Fears Escalate, Lawmakers Point Fingers From Afar" (AP)

"Zika in the United States, Explained In 9 Maps" (Vox)

"Zika Epidemic Could Hit 10,000 Pregnant Puerto Ricans" (ENS)

"Scientists Tease Out Climate Change’s Role in Zika Spread" (Climate Central)

"Spraying Begins in Miami to Combat the Zika Virus" (New York Times)

"Florida Tried to Shut Down Women's Health Clinics. Then Zika Came Along." (Mother Jones)

"Obama Tells Congress To ‘Do Its Job’ On Zika" (Huffington Post)

"A California City Is Fending Off Zika by Releasing 40,000 Mosquitoes Every Week" (Wired)