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DISINFO: Zika virus is owned by American and British companies and available for purchase on the Internet
DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
  • Outlet: svobodnenoviny.eu (archived)*
  • Date of publication: February 04, 2016
  • Outlet language(s): Czech
  • Reported in: Issue 14
  • Countries / regions discussed: UK, US
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DISINFO: Zika virus is owned by American and British companies and available for purchase on the Internet

SUMMARY

Zika virus is owned by American and British companies and it is available for purchase on the Internet.

RESPONSE

There is no patent related to Zika virus. Biological samples from the companies mentioned in the article are not publicly available, they can be bought only by official laboratories. You can find here further examples of similar disinformation.

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