CSPAN Hearing On The Global Zika Virus Outbreak February 13, 2016
Subcommittee examine the longterm threat from the zika virus in a hearing wednesday. And a speakeror of the National Institute of allergy and Infectious Diseases were among those who testified. They outlined efforts to curb the spread of the virus and discuss a possible vaccine. This is just over an hour and 45 minutes. The subcommittee will come to order. Welcome. In 1947, in a remote area of uganda, scientists discovered a virus, called the zika virus in for the forest of which it was found. It is an epidemic for africa and southeast asia. It is spread almost exclusively through the bite of ...