The New Zealand Worldwise Travellers Health and Vaccination Centre says the development of a new dengue vaccine by a Hawaiian company is exciting news.
Hawaii Biotech has won a grant to develop and trial a new dengue vaccine and is expected start its clinical tests by the end of the year.
There are four different types of the potentially fatal dengue virus, which is transmitted through mosquito bites.
A company in Europe and another one in Thailand are also working on a vaccine.
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