Hyderabad: A biotech company in Hyderabad has said to create the world’s first vaccine to fight against Zika virus, which has spread over 23 countries in Latin America. Bharat Biotech, based in Hyderabad, has said it filed two Zika virus vaccine candidate patents last year.
“We believe we have an early-mover advantage in developing the Zikavac, and we are probably the first in the world to file for global patent for Zika vaccine candidates,” Krishna Ella, Chairman and Managing Director of the company, told the media.
“We hope to announce the arrival of Zikavac to the world as early as possible,” Ella added.
A biotech company in Hyderabad has claimed to have created the world’s first vaccine to fight the Zika virus, which has spread to 23 countries in Latin America. Bharat Biotech, based in Hyderabad, has said it filed two Zika virus vaccine candidate patents last year.
The virus is transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, which also spreads dengue and chikungunya. The Hyderabad-based company said it was already working on vaccines for chikungunya, and decided to expand to cover the Zika virus as well.
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