Researchers say developing a vaccine for the Zika virus could take up to five to 10 years.
The search for a vaccine is being led by scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch. But they warn that although a vaccine could be ready for testing in two
years, it may be another decade for it to be approved by regulators.
The Zika virus was discovered in monkeys in 1947 in Uganda's Zika Forest, with the first human case registered in Nigeria in 1954 but for decades it did not appear to pose much of a threat to people and was largely ignored by the scientific community.
In
the past year the virus "exploded" said Prof Weaver, sweeping through
the Caribbean and Latin America "infecting probably a couple of million
people".
Presently, there is no cure for Zika virus only austere measures to prevent it.
The Zika virus was discovered in monkeys in 1947 in Uganda's Zika Forest, with the first human case registered in Nigeria in 1954 but for decades it did not appear to pose much of a threat to people and was largely ignored by the scientific community.
Presently, there is no cure for Zika virus only austere measures to prevent it.
May God protect His people.
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