The global race to take down the Zika virus is beginning to heat up and Canada's top infectious disease facility is leading the charge. To date, the mosquito-borne virus has reached pandemic status, spreading rapidly in South and Central America. It has also been speculatively linked to birth defects, known as microcephaly, in Brazil. Currently, there are no treatments or cure for the disease, however, the Winnipeg-based National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) believes it will have an experimental vaccine ready by year's end. While that may sound like a lofty goal to some, for those who know NML's history, it is by no means an empty promise on their part.
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