Seattle researcher thinks key to Zika vaccine could be in West Nile Virus vaccine

Because the Zika virus is closely related to the West Nile Virus, doctors at the Infectious Disease Research Institute in Seattle think their work could point to a Zika vaccine. Dr. Rhea Coler, senior vice president of pre-clinical and transitional research at IDRI, said that the institute has developed a vaccine for West Nile Virus, and because the two viruses share a main component – the so called e protein – Coler is hopeful the same can be done for Zika. The Centers for Disease Control…
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