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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, ...- 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...
- Zika Virus: First case reported in Karnataka, 5 year-old-girl tests positiveSince its discovery in the Zika forest in Uganda in 1947, several outbreaks of ZVD have been reported from Africa, Southeast Asia, and the ...
- Outbreaks of Zika virus reported from UP, Kerala, Maharashtra in 2021: GovtResponding to a question on whether the country has the infrastructure and expertise for testing and treating persons infected with the Zik...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- Zika virus cluster identified in Thiruvananthapuram, steps being taken to exterminate mosquitoes: Veena GeorgeThe minister, in a release, also said that a control room has been set up at the district medical office in the wake of the Zika outbreak i...
- 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.
- No need to panic, Zika outbreak under control: Health MinistryAccording to a Health Ministry official, 29 people have so far been tested positive for the disease in Rajasthan.
- 2015's Godzilla El Nino contributed to Zika outbreak: StudyLondon, Dec 20 (IANS) Change in weather patterns, brought on by the 'Godzilla' El Nino of 2015 -- one of the strongest on record, fuelled t...
- 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...
- '500 million people at risk of contracting Zika in Americas'So far the number of countries and territories in the Americas reporting Zika virus transmission has increased to 37.
- 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.
- Potential Zika risk estimated for 50 US cities: StudyKey factors that can combine to produce a Zika virus outbreak are expected to be present in 50 US cities during peak summer months, a new s...
- 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 ...
- 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."
- Health wrap: Zika virus - Doctors puzzled over severity of defect in babies; Australia to step up testing; Brazil Carnival roars despite scareWith so much happening in the world of health, we bring the major highlights.
- Indians may drop travel plans to South America due to outbreak of Zika virusWhile travel companies say it's too early to say if Zika epidemic will affect bookings, enquiries regarding the probable impact of the same...
- 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...
- El Nino could be a possible trigger for Zika outbreakThe present outbreak in Brazil started in 2015, and it is estimated that there are between 400,000 and 1.4 million cases in the country.
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