An Indian pharmaceutical firm claimed wednesday to have
developed the world’s first vaccine against mosquito-borne
Zika virus.
According to AFP, Dr. Krishna Ella, Head of the Biotech
International Limited, the company, based in the southern
Indian state of Andhra Pradesh’s capital Hyderabad, said at
a news conference that it has already filed for a patent for
the Zika vaccine.
“On Zika, we are probably the first vaccine company in the
world to file a vaccine candidate patent about nine months
ago,” he said.
Ella said the firm has sought the Indian government’s help
for carrying out human and animal trials for the two
candidate vaccines, which have been developed by its
scientists, using a live Zika virus.
The claims came a day after the World Health Organisation
(WHO) said that the Zika virus poses a global public health
emergency requiring a united response. The virus has been
linked to cases of microcephaly, in which babies are born
with underdeveloped brains.
developed the world’s first vaccine against mosquito-borne
Zika virus.
According to AFP, Dr. Krishna Ella, Head of the Biotech
International Limited, the company, based in the southern
Indian state of Andhra Pradesh’s capital Hyderabad, said at
a news conference that it has already filed for a patent for
the Zika vaccine.
“On Zika, we are probably the first vaccine company in the
world to file a vaccine candidate patent about nine months
ago,” he said.
Ella said the firm has sought the Indian government’s help
for carrying out human and animal trials for the two
candidate vaccines, which have been developed by its
scientists, using a live Zika virus.
The claims came a day after the World Health Organisation
(WHO) said that the Zika virus poses a global public health
emergency requiring a united response. The virus has been
linked to cases of microcephaly, in which babies are born
with underdeveloped brains.
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