Thailand investigates 4 cases of suspected Zika-linked microcephaly and other top stories.

• Thailand investigates 4 cases of suspected Zika-linked microcephaly

  BANGKOK –  Thailand is investigating four suspected cases of Zika-related microcephaly in three babies and a 36-week old unborn baby, the public health minister said on Tuesday, in what could be the first cases of Zika-linked microcephaly in Southeast Asia. Several countries in Southeast Asia have reported increasing cases of infection from the mosquito-borne Zika virus but Thailand has one of the highest numbers in the region, with 349 confirmed since January, including 25 pregnant women. Publ..

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• Sanofi gets $43 mln U.S. funding to spur Zika vaccine development

  

  Sept 26 (Reuters) - Sanofi SA said on Monday the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services approved $43.18 million in funding to accelerate the development of a Zika vaccine, as part of efforts to prevent the infection. The funding from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) will be used for mid-stage trials, expected to begin in the first half of 2018, and manufacturing, the French drugmaker said. Sanofi's vaccine unit, Sanofi Pasteur, said in February it intende..

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• Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Offers Additional Detail on Bristol-Myers Squibb Collaboration

  

  Get the Pulse of the Market with StreetInsider.com's Pulse Picks. Get your Free Trial here. Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR) disclosed the following in a U.S. SEC filing on Tuesday: Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On September ...

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• Polluted air affects 92% of global population, says WHO

  

  Image copyright World Health Organisation Image caption A map of global concentrations of air pollutants, which the WHO says is the most detailed study it has ever released Nine out of 10 people on the planet breathe polluted air, even outdoors, the World Health Organisation said.Some 92% of the population live in places where air pollution exceeds WHO limits, which can contribute to lung cancer, heart disease, and strokes.The south-east Asia and west..

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