Elaborating on the measures taken by the government, Mandaviya said the Union Ministry of Health has prepared and widely disseminated Zika ...

A 27-year old resident from Kazhakoottam and a 37- year-old resident of Pangappara, both in Thiruvananthapuram, were the ones who tested po...

The virus was confirmed in tests conducted at the virology lab of the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College, the minister said and added that ...

Of the fresh cases, two were natives of Anayara here, where a cluster of the disease had been identified within a three kilometre radius, H...

The 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...

A 35-year-old man, hailing from nearby Poonthura and a 41-year-old woman, native of Sashtamangalam, were found infected with the virus, sta...

On Sunday, three people, including a toddler, were foundinfected with Zika, following which the government arranged 2,100 test kits for tes...

Zika virus is spread by Aedes aegypti — the same mosquito that is also responsible for causing dengue and chikungunya. The virus is conside...

Following reports of Zika Virus Disease (ZVD) spreading in Kerala, the health and family welfare department in Karnataka stepped up vector-...

The symptoms are similar to dengue and they include fever, rashes and joint pain. Health Minister of the State Veena George said an action ...

Responding to the allegations, she said that the state has been adhering to the guidelines of WHO and ICMR to classify COVID deaths, adding...

Ensuring availability of logistics such as adulticide and larvicide at all levels, up to villages, are among the intervention measures that...

Lav Agarwal said, "There are some Zika cases which have been reported from Kerala. To monitor the situation and to support the state govern...

Of the 19 samples sent from Thiruvananthapuram, 13 health workers, including doctors, are suspected to be positive for Zika, the minister s...

While Kerala has responded with alacrity to the Nipah outbreak, are hospital protocols followed across the country?

In view of the outbreak of Zika virus, the govt has issued travel advisory urging pregnant women to defer or cancel their travel to the aff...

Health Minister J P Nadda said during Question Hour that "till date, this disease (zika) is not reported from India."