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Zika vaccine race spurred by crisis and profit potential

 The race to find protection against the Zika virus is fueled by something often missing from tropical disease research: the potential for big profit.

Women in areas with Zika transmission should delay pregnancy: WHO

 The World Health Organization is advising women living in areas where the Zika virus is being transmitted to delay getting pregnant, advice already given by several countries where the virus is in widespread transmission.

Sanofi launches hunt for Zika vaccine as disease fears grow

 Sanofi has launched a project to develop a vaccine against the Zika virus in the most decisive commitment yet by a major vaccine producer to fight the disease linked to multiple birth defects in Brazil.