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22 Feb 2017

Zika's effects now also include miscarriages, thinner brain tissue

This disorganisation could be how the virus penetrates the placenta to infect the foetus, the researchers said.

12 Oct 2016

Zika virus – All you need to know! (Watch video)

The Zika virus can be passed from a pregnant woman to her fetus. Infection during pregnancy can cause certain birth defects.

24 Sep 2016

14th Zika virus infection in South Korea

South Korea has confirmed another case of the Zika virus infection, raising the number of people infected with the virus here to 14, health authorities said Saturday.

17 Jun 2016

Three babies affected with Zika virus born in US!

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the three babies, whose mothers were infected with Zika, had brain problems like microcephaly, excess fluid in the brain, abnormal eye development and more.

17 Mar 2016

Vaccine against dengue virus is 100 percent effective: Study

An experimental vaccine against dengue, the world's most common mosquito-borne virus, was 100 percent effective in early trials and could speed up the pace of a vaccine against Zika, researchers said today.

12 Feb 2016

Zika virus persisted in man's semen for 2 months: Report

A man in Britain who was infected with Zika while traveling to the Cook Islands showed evidence of the mosquito-borne virus in his semen for two months, health officials said today.

10 Dec 2015

Mexico unveils world's first approved dengue vaccine

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), "nearly 40 percent of the world`s population (3.9 billion people) is at risk of contracting dengue."

30 Nov 2015

Chikungunya virus may cause brain infection

Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus, can lead to severe brain infection and even death in infants and people over 65, a study says.

01 Nov 2015

Affordable diagnostic kit for chikungunya developed

The team found that the virus replicates only in mosquitoes, which makes it harmless to humans and other vertebrates.

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