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...
08 Aug, 2024, 05.53 PM IST
Zika virus spreads in Pune: Here's how the virus infects, risks, symptoms, and preventionZika Virus (Google Trends): Pune faces a rising Zika virus threat with several recent cases, including two pregnant women. Health authoriti...
03 Jul, 2024, 05.01 PM IST
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...
03 Jul, 2024, 03.34 PM IST
Woman detected with Zika virus infection in Pune; number of cases rises to 7Pune faces a Zika virus outbreak with cases rising to seven, including pregnant women. The virus, transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, poses ...
02 Jul, 2024, 07.06 PM IST
Don't panic, says Karnataka govt as Zika virus detected in Chikkaballapura distThe Karnataka Health Department has issued an advisory in response to the detection of the Zika virus in a mosquito species in Chikkaballap...
03 Nov, 2023, 12.35 PM IST
Zika virus detected in mosquito species in Karnataka's Chikkaballapura districtHealth awareness is being created; people have been made to understand the importance of maintaining cleanliness and hygiene in and around ...
02 Nov, 2023, 06.23 PM IST
Zika virus detected in Pune patient: Here's all we know about his symptomsTo prevent further outbreaks, the authorities have mandated an entomological scan of Pune city for the Zika virus. In the city, more invest...
03 Dec, 2022, 02.12 PM IST
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...
08 Nov, 2021, 02.37 PM IST
10 more Zika virus cases detected in Jaipur; total 42All the 10 cases were detected in the Shastri Nagar area of Jaipur.
12 Oct, 2018, 07.58 PM IST
Deliberately didn't reveal Zika cases to public: Gujarat governmentSingh admitted that even though the virus spreads through Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which is endemic to Ahmedabad, there was no cascading num...
29 May, 2017, 10.25 AM IST
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...
28 May, 2017, 11.35 PM IST
Zika virus unlikely to infect same person twice, says new studyThe findings also show that Zika virus is present in the blood very early during infection and remains in some tissues for a long time.
14 Oct, 2016, 06.17 PM IST
New tool to predict spread of Zika virusIn early 2015, a Zika virus outbreak in Brazil was soon followed by a high number of microcephaly cases, in which babies are born with abno...
31 May, 2016, 02.58 PM IST
'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.
04 May, 2016, 01.58 PM IST
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.
17 Apr, 2016, 11.33 AM IST
Take preventive measures against Zika virus: WHOWHO urged Southeast Asian countries and India to strengthen surveillance and take preventive measures against Zika virus.
03 Feb, 2016, 07.53 AM IST
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...
02 Feb, 2016, 06.10 PM IST