Race for Zika vaccine gathers momentum as virus spreads

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Intrexon (XON), Inovio Pharma (INO) on Watch as Zika Virus 'Spreading Explosively'

January 28, 2016 8:19 AM EST

Inovio Pharma (NASDAQ: INO) and Intrexon (NYSE: XON) are on watch on reports the Zika virus is "spreading explosively."

The Zika virus is strongly suspected of causing birth defects and may infect 3-4 million people in the Americas, including 1.5 million in Brazil, a World Health Organization expert said on Thursday.

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