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11 Nov 2021

Now, Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow reports 2 cases of Zika virus

Two people have tested positive for Zika virus in Lucknow. UP CM had assured people and asked them not to panic while reviewing the Zika virus situation.

06 Nov 2021

With 13 fresh Zika virus cases Kanpur's tally rises to 79, Delhi govt on high

UP CM Yogi Adityanath instructed officials to speed up sanitisation work amid rising cases of the Zika virus in Kanpur.

27 Oct 2021

Zika virus' threat looms over India: Here is all you need to know

After COVID-19, the Zika virus' threat is looming over India. The virus was first reported in Kerala and Maharashtra and now in Uttar Pradesh. Here is all you need to know about the origin and spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

23 Oct 2018

120 people tested positive for Zika in Rajasthan

Around 120 people have tested positive for Zika virus in Rajasthan, state health minister Kalicharan Saraf said on Monday.

21 Oct 2018

Six new Zika cases in Rajasthan; total 123

Most of the cases which have been reported are from Shastri Nagar area

14 Oct 2018

Viral fever, dengue cases rise in Hyderabad, doctors blame temperature change

After the rise of Zika virus and Dengue fever in Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh, Telangana's Hyderabad saw a rise in cases of viral fever, dengue and influenza on Sunday.

13 Oct 2018

Positive cases for Zika rise to 51 in Rajasthan, 60,000 households surveyed

The number of positive cases for Zika Virus rose to 51 in Jaipur's Rajasthan on Saturday.

12 Oct 2018

18 fresh cases of Zika in Rajasthan, total reaches 50

At least 18 more people have tested positive for Zika virus in Rajasthan's Jaipur as of Friday.

09 Oct 2018

29 test positive for Zika virus; Rajasthan on high alert

Health minister JP Nadda, however, assured that there's no need to panic and the situation is under control.

07 Mar 2018

Mosquito gut may hold key to preventing dengue, Zika

The study, published in the journal PLOS Pathogens, describes the first comprehensive analysis of the Aedes aegypti midgut.

07 Feb 2018

Zika brain damage may go undetected in pregnancy: Study

Brain damage was found in regions that generate new brain cells, and those that play a key role in memory and learning and contribute to brain health.

01 Feb 2018

Relatives of Zika virus may cause birth defects

Although Zika was first identified more than 70 years ago, its ability to induce birth defects was not recognized until the massive 2015 South American epidemic, which sickened more than 1.5 million people.

05 Dec 2017

New zika vaccine promises to protect against infections

Scientists inserted genes into the plasmid that encode two proteins found on the surface of the Zika virus.

17 Nov 2017

Malaria drug could be used to treat Zika virus

Zika virus remains a major global health risk. In most adults, Zika causes mild flu-like symptoms.

05 Oct 2017

DNA-based Zika vaccine found effective for humans

The GLS-5700 vaccine is a synthetic DNA vaccine that contains the instructions for the host to mount an immune response against a specific Zika virus antigen.

29 Sep 2017

Scientists reveal why Zika virus causes microcephaly

Zika was first identified in 1947 in Uganda, and until its recent emergence in the Americas, was a little known one that sporadically causes mild infections.

28 Sep 2017

Rapid low-cost test for Zika, dengue developed

It resembles a pregnancy test strip and contains antibodies that react to the presence of Zika or dengue virus, and gold nanoparticles that respond to the antibody reaction.

28 Sep 2017

Low-cost, quick test for Zika, dengue developed

The test developed by researchers accurately diagnoses Zika and dengue and can tell the two mosquito-borne viruses apart.

26 Sep 2017

Antibody that protects against Zika, dengue identified

Since dengue and Zika are related viruses, the researchers reasoned that an antibody that prevents dengue disease may do the same for Zika.

06 Sep 2017

Is Zika virus the new silver lining for brain cancer patients? - Read

Glioblastoma affects 12,000 people per year in the United States, and was recently diagnosed in US Senator John McCain.

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