Hyderabad based Scientists first to develop vaccine for Zika Virus

Dr Krishna Ella, Chairman and Managing Director said Bharat Biotech Ltd.Bharat Biotech International Limited in Hyderabad told NDTV that they have patented the vaccine. "On Zika, we are probably the first vaccine company in the world to file a vaccine candidate patent about nine months ago. At a time when scientists and drugmakers are trying to formulate a vaccine for the Zika virus, scientists from a Hyderabad laboratory have claimed that they have developed the world's first vaccine against the virus. 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. Quoting a WHO report, he said Zika is now present in 23 countries and Brazil, the hardest-hit country, has reported around 3,530 cases of the devastating birth defect, called microcephaly, in 2015 that are strongly suspected to be related to Zika.

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