It is going to be very difficult, at least in the foreseeable future and maybe ever, to truly eliminate this highly transmissible virus.

Anthony Fauci

I disagree with that. by Anthony Fauci

I disagree with that.

It would not be surprising at all - if not likely - that we're going to see a bit of that, we're talking about scores of cases, dozens of cases, at most.

There are only individual case reports of significant neurological damage to people not just the fetuses but an adult that would get infected. Things that they call meningoencephalitis, which is an inflammation of the brain and the covering around the brain, spinal cord damage due to what we call myelitis, so far they look unusual, but at least we've seen them and that's concerning.

It is likely we will have what is called a local outbreak. by Anthony Fauci

It is likely we will have what is called a local outbreak.

Right now in the United States they should not be that concerned.... by Anthony Fauci

Right now in the United States they should not be that concerned. We do not have local outbreaks.

I don't have what I need right now. by Anthony Fauci

I don't have what I need right now.

There was one very discreet stretch of the protein on the envelope that is really different than the other flaviviruses, that is like a big red flag.

They haven't proven it yet, but it is a very important first clue... by Anthony Fauci

They haven't proven it yet, but it is a very important first clue.

That is really unfortunate, because that’s the vulnerable group t... by Anthony Fauci

That is really unfortunate, because that’s the vulnerable group that can benefit most from PrEP.

The absolute definitive proof will come from case-controlled stud... by Anthony Fauci

The absolute definitive proof will come from case-controlled studies, and those usually take months.

These are all things that need to be carefully examined in natura... by Anthony Fauci

These are all things that need to be carefully examined in natural history and case-control studies.

We can predict that we would likely be in Phase One trial just to determine if it's safe and if it induces a good response probably by the end of the summer, if it looks like it's safe, we'll go to the next stage.

What we're all trying to do is in one test is determine is it Zika, and is it Zika alone, we don't have those tests yet, but we're trying to develop them.

When there are many unknowns, there is a lot of fear and concern in the community, that's exactly what we are seeing now with Zika.

In the very beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. by Anthony Fauci

In the very beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

While in development, it's important to understand we won't have a vaccine this year or even in the next few years, although we may be able to have a clinical trial start this calendar year.

We're already talking to a few companies who are able to partner... by Anthony Fauci

We're already talking to a few companies who are able to partner with us in advanced development.

We will see little mini-outbreaks like in Florida or in Texas that can be well-controlled with mosquito vector control. Hopefully, we will not see anything worse than that.

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Don't forget that we have an advantage in that most parts of our country go through significant winter, that kills the mosquitos right off. And we handle local outbreaks in warm places like Florida with quick containment and eradication.

And it's determined by officials in Brazil that peak mosquito transmitting time is in April, so we haven't begun to see the full impact of this outbreak.