Developments in the search for a Zika vaccine - success in mice and a new platform for flavivirus vaccines

Developments in the search for a Zika vaccine - success in mice and a new platform for flavivirus vaccines

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By Sally Robertson, B.Sc.Dec 12 2019

Researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia have created a vaccine that has proved successful at protecting mice against the Zika virus. Meanwhile, researchers at the University of Queensland have discovered a new platform for developing flavivirus tests and vaccines in the form of an insect-specific virus.