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Baltimore Home Base For Task Force To Study Zika

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Scientists from around the world are uniting to find a vaccine for the Zika virus, and Baltimore will be home base for their research.

A new outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika has created worldwide urgency.

The Global Virus Network, started by University of Maryland scientist Dr. Robert Gallo, has created a task force to better understand Zika nd quickly develop a vaccine.

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