The rains set off dangerous mudslides, inundated homes and destroyed bridges
WHO expects to set link between Zika and microcephaly in weeks, vaccine 18 months
The World Health Organization (WHO) expects the suspected links between the Zika virus and two neurological disorders, microcephaly in babies and Guillain-Barre in adults, to be established within weeks, a senior WHO official said on Friday.
Published : 12 Feb 2016, 10:47 AM
Updated : 12 Feb 2016, 10:47 AM
"We have a few more weeks to be sure to demonstrate causality, but the link betwen Zika and Guillain-Barre is highly probable," Marie-Paule Kieny, WHO Assistant Director-General for Health Systems and Innovation, told a news briefing.
She said it would take at least 18 months to start clinical trials on humans of candidate vaccines against Zika, adding: "Two vaccine candidates seem to be more advanced: a DNA vaccine from the US National Institutes for Health, and an inactivated product from Bharat Biotech, in India."
RELATED STORIES
He calls on China to provide a level playing field for American businesses as he begins a visit aimed at resolving a raft of contentious issues
The runaway animals galloped past bewildered Londoners going about their morning commute
Ukraine has now used the long-range missiles shipped by the US to fight off Russian invaders twice
