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Zika virus cases in Maharashtra: Govt urges vigilance, focus on pregnant women screeningZika is an Aedes mosquito-borne viral disease like dengue and chikungunya. Though non-fatal, Zika is associated with microcephaly (a condit...- 65 Zika virus cases reported in Kerala as on August 2, 2021: Health minister Mansukh MandaviyaElaborating on the measures taken by the government, Mandaviya said the Union Ministry of Health has prepared and widely disseminated Zika ...
- Potential Zika virus vaccine developedMicrocephaly is a birth defect where a baby's head is smaller than expected when compared to those of the same sex and age.
- Health Ministry to develop comprehensive response framework for ZikaZika virus is spread by the same mosquito that carries dengue and chikungunya and has been regarded as great cause for worry for pregnant w...
- Protein that swallow up, quarantine Zika virus identifiedAn ongoing epidemic of Zika virus began in early 2015 in Brazil and with it new evidence emerged that Zika virus infection of mothers durin...
- WHO rejects calls to move Olympics over Zika fearsZika can cause birth defects, including a devastating syndrome known as microcephaly in which babies are born with unusually small heads.
- To-be-mothers with Zika have up to 13 per cent risk of microcephalyPregnant women with Zika during first trimester have a risk of up to 13 per cent that their infant will be born with the microcephaly defec...
- Zika virus linked to serious eye problems in babiesIn three Brazilian infants with microcephaly, the researchers from Stanford University in the US and colleagues observed retinal lesions.
- How Zika virus causes microcephaly decodedIn turn, hyper-activated TLR3 turns off genes that stem cells need to specialise into brain cells and turns on genes that trigger cell suic...
- Peru suffers first sexually transmitted Zika caseAfter a woman tested positive for Zika officials went to see if she could have been bitten by a transmitter mosquito at her home.
- Clinical testing of Zika vaccine will begin soon: Devika Sirohi"It is hard to predict when the first vaccine will be licensed for use. Knowledge gained over the years from vaccine development of other f...
- Development of Zika virus vaccine underway in India: WHOIndia is among five countries where projects are underway to develop vaccines to fight the deadly Zika virus affecting newborns in 38 count...
- Over 100 in US test positive for Zika virus: ReportZika virus has infected at least 116 people, including an infant, in the US, according to a leading American public health institute.
- Mexican woman with Zika gives birth to healthy childA woman with a confirmed case of the Zika virus in the southern state of Chiapas gave birth to a "clinically healthy" baby boy, Mexico's he...
- Zika virus may cause eye abnormalities in infants: StudyAn epidemic of Zika virus has been happening in Brazil since April 2015. Six months after the onset of the Zika virus outbreak, there was a...
- Clip-on device may help protect against Zika virus: StudyThe device repels mosquitoes by releasing a vapour form of insecticide through a battery-powered fan, forming an insecticide "cloud".
- Take preventive measures against Zika virus: WHOWHO urged Southeast Asian countries and India to strengthen surveillance and take preventive measures against Zika virus.
- Health ministry issues guidelines to prevent Zika outbreakThe intensified efforts of the government follow the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring Zika an international public health emergenc...
- India beware: Zika now an international health emergencyWHO estimates there could be up to 4 million cases of Zika in the Americas in the next year, but no recommendations were made to restrict t...
- Barack Obama calls Brazilian counterpart over spread of Zika virusObama and Rousseff agreed to continue to prioritise building national, regional, and global capacity to combat infectious disease threats m...
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