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Zika virus testing can now be done at AIIMS Rajkot; results to be available in 24 hoursAIIMS Rajkot has been recognized as a Zika virus screening center, reducing the need to send samples to Pune for testing. According to Prof...
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...
What is the Difference between Zika Virus, Dengue, Chikungunya? Know symptomsZika virus, dengue and chikungunya are spread by the bite of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.
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...
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...
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...
30 more people test positive for Zika virus in Kanpur, tally rises to 66Samples were collected from various pockets in the neighbouring areas of IAF station hangars and sent to the lab at King George's Medical U...
25 more test positive for Zika virus in Kanpur, six IAF personnel among infectedAn IAF personnel from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh tested positive for Zika virus on October 23, following which the Union Health Ministry had s...
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...
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...
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.
Continental US records first Zika-related deathThe elderly victim, had an underlying health condition, died in late June after traveling to a country where the Zika virus is active.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Zika virus scare: AP to form help desks at airports, sea portsAndhra Pradesh Government decided to set up help desks in the airports and sea ports in the state as part of efforts to deal with Zika viru...