NIV Developed Chandipura Virus Vaccine in 2005 But Found No Takers: Former Chief to News18
Dr Akhilesh Chandra Mishra, who headed NIV from 2002 to 2012 and managed the major Chandipura virus outbreaks from 2003-2004, said that spraying insecticides in surrounding areas is more beneficial than developing a vaccine against Chandipura