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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, ...
Two Zika virus cases confirmed in Woodlands; pregnant women advised to take precautionsHealth authorities have confirmed two Zika virus cases in Singapore’s Woodlands neighborhood. The National Environment Agency (NEA) and Com...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
- 2015's Godzilla El Nino contributed to Zika outbreak: Study
London, Dec 20 (IANS) Change in weather patterns, brought on by the 'Godzilla' El Nino of 2015 -- one of the strongest on record, fuelled t...
Aedes mosquito that causes dengue brings Zika fears closer homeAIIMS recently held a workshop to acquaint doctors with the key symptoms of the disease and how to detect it at the earliest.
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...
First Zika virus death in France's MartiniqueThe patient, aged 84, had been hospitalised for 10 days in intensive care with Guillain Barre Syndrome before breathing his last.
'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.
First map of Zika virus could speed vaccine hunt'Any regions within the virus structure unique to Zika have the potential to explain differences in how a virus is transmitted and how it m...
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.
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...
Zika virus: Government advises pregnant women to cancel travel to affected countriesIn 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...
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."
Zika Virus: Questions you haven’t got answers to yetThe virus outbreak in some parts of the world has left many shaken, while others are waiting in dread when it will hit them.
US President Barack Obama seeks $1.8 billion to fight Zika virusThe mosquito-borne illness called Zika has surged across Latin America, prompting fears that spring weather could bring an explosion in cas...
Zika virus: Symptoms, treatment & preventionHaving caused worldwide concern because of its connection to a neurological birth disorder, we list some facts about it.