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DRDO flags rising global CBRN risks, warns of unstable geopolitical orderGlobal security faces growing challenges. DRDO scientist Upendra Kumar Singh stresses the need for stronger preparedness against chemical, ...
Zika virus cases rising: Here's how it spreads, symptoms, prevention, and treatmentSince June, Pune has seen 73 Zika virus cases, with four deaths among patients who had pre-existing health conditions. The virus, spread by...
66 cases of Zika virus infection found in Pune city since JunePune has recorded 66 cases of Zika virus infections within the last two months, with four reported deaths due to comorbidities. Notably, 26...
ZIKA Virus: Karnataka reports its first case in five-year-old girl, alert onFive-year-old girl from the Kolar district in Karnataka has tested positive for the ZIKA virus. WHO has declared Zika-related microcephaly ...
India should be ready to fight Zika virus in case of an outbreak: NTAGI chief"Zika virus is something which is something like a priority virus for which both preventive measures have to be taken. There are efforts no...
India's latest Zika outbreak sees surge of nearly 100 casesFirst discovered in 1947, the mosquito-borne virus Zika virus reached epidemic proportions in Brazil in 2015, when thousands of babies were...
Zika virus case reported in India: Symptoms, treatment & other key things to knowZika virus is spread by Aedes aegypti — the same mosquito that is also responsible for causing dengue and chikungunya. The virus is conside...
ICMR to conduct trials of indigenously developed Zika vaccineICMR will undertake phase-II trial of the vaccine to establish the efficacy and safety of the vaccine along with its adverse effects.
Central team sent to Jaipur after 8 more people test positive for Zika infectionAccording to the World Health Organization's classification scheme on the prevalence of Zika virus, India is in category 2, indicating ongo...
Zika virus: Facts you should knowZika virus disease is caused by a virus primarily transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito from the Aedes genus, main...
WHO confirms first three Zika virus cases in IndiaWHO said two additional cases were then identified through the Acute Febrile Illness (AFI) and the Antenatal clinic (ANC) surveillance.
Indian scientists were aware of Zika virus in 1950s: ICMR head Soumya SwaminathanTo deal with Zika, Swaminathan said, testing of people is being done in the country at present, besides looking at the issue of developing ...
Indian scientists were aware of Zika virus in 1950s: ICMR head Soumya SwaminathanIndian scientists had even stored a vial of the pathogen, ICMR Director-General Soumya Swaminathan said.
No case of Zika virus reported in India: GovernmentHealth Minister J P Nadda said during Question Hour that "till date, this disease (zika) is not reported from India."
Take preventive measures against Zika virus: WHOWHO urged Southeast Asian countries and India to strengthen surveillance and take preventive measures against Zika virus.
Government warns pregnant women to defer travel to Zika affected countriesThe Government issued guidelines on Zika virus disease including travel advisory urging pregnant women to defer travel to affected countrie...
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...
Zero Zika virus cases in India: Union Health Minister J P NaddaStating that there is not a single case of Zika virus, suspected of causing serious birth defects, in India, the Centre said it will come o...
Centre forms technical group to monitor Zika virus situationWith Zika virus cases being reported from South America and the US, the Centre decided to constitute a technical group to monitor the situa...
Centre forms technical group to monitor Zika virus situationThe Zika virus is "spreading explosively" in the Americas and can infect upto four million people, the WHO warned yesterday.