Tata Motors invites suggestions to rename its hatchback Zica
The company initiated the process through crowd-sourcing activity -- "#Fantastico Name Hunt."
Feb 05, 2016, 20:08 PM ISTSpain reports first Zika-infected pregnancy case in Europe
The health ministry said on Thursday that the woman, who had recently returned from Colombia, showed symptoms and is in her third trimester of pregnancy.
Feb 05, 2016, 12:31 PM ISTInadequate testing thwarts efforts to measure Zika's impact
Genetic tests and clinical symptoms have enabled scientists to partially track Zika, and Brazil guesses up to 1.5 million people have been infected in the country.
Feb 05, 2016, 03:16 AM ISTBrazil Zika cases raise concern of virus transmission beyond mosquitoes
The virus, spreading quickly across Latin America and the Caribbean, is usually transmitted by the bite of a mosquito.
Top airlines offer to re-assign crew from Zika-hit routes
Major U.S. airlines United , Delta and American and Europe`s Lufthansa and Air France are offering to re-assign certain flight crew concerned about contracting the Zika virus from routes to affected countries.
Feb 05, 2016, 02:03 AM ISTWHO advises against blood donations from people returning from Zika areas
The World Health Organization on Thursday advised countries against accepting blood donations from people who had travelled to regions affected by the Zika virus.
Feb 05, 2016, 00:19 AM ISTSpain reports first known European case of Zika-infected pregnant woman
Spain said on Thursday that a pregnant woman who had returned from Colombia had been diagnosed with the Zika virus, in the first such known European case.
Feb 04, 2016, 23:36 PM ISTWHO says time for Europe to prepare Zika defences
European countries should start preparing now to protect their populations against the Zika virus, which has never been transmitted in Europe but could spread with the onset of spring and summer, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
Feb 03, 2016, 23:59 PM ISTWHO concerned by report of sexual spread of Zika virus
The World Health Organization (WHO) voiced concern on Wednesday over a report that the Zika virus had been sexually transmitted in the United States and called for further investigation into the mosquito-borne virus linked to birth defects.
Feb 03, 2016, 23:53 PM ISTZika virus breakthrough: World's first vaccine to combat mosquito-borne disease developed in India
The breakthrough development came amidst a worlword scare about the deadly mosquito-borne virus which prompted the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare a global health emergency.
Feb 03, 2016, 14:41 PM ISTAs Zika spreads, Texas reports sexually transmitted case
The Zika virus has been transmitted sexually, top US health authorities confirmed on Tuesday, fueling fears of the rapid spread of the disease blamed for a surge in the number of brain-damaged babies.
Feb 03, 2016, 14:01 PM ISTClip-on device can help keep Zika-spreading mosquitoes at bay
The mosquito-borne disease, for which there is no vaccine or treatment, has been quickly spreading across the Americas since May
Feb 03, 2016, 10:24 AM ISTUNICEF calls for immediate action against Zika virus
The United Nations Children' s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday called for immediate action to help stop the spread of Zika virus which is the suspected underlying cause of soaring cases of microcephaly in newborn babies in Brazil.
Feb 03, 2016, 06:58 AM ISTWhy the Zika virus is causing alarm - Questions and answers about the current outbreak
Global health officials have said that the Zika virus, which has been linked to severe birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil, is rapidly spreading in the Americas and could infect 3 million to 4 million people. The race is on to develop a Zika vaccine.
Feb 03, 2016, 05:07 AM ISTFirst US Zika virus transmission reported, sexual transmission cited
The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Texas on Tuesday by local health officials, who said it was contracted through sexual contact and not the bite of a mosquito, a day after the World Health Organization declared an international public health emergency.
Feb 03, 2016, 04:24 AM ISTStrengthen surveillance against Zika, WHO tells southeast Asia
The WHO has declared the recent clusters of microcephaly and other neurological abnormalities reported in the Americas as a public health emergency of international concern.
Feb 02, 2016, 22:57 PM ISTTwo Zika infection cases detected in Australia
The health department said the residents had mild cases of the virus and have since recovered.
Feb 02, 2016, 22:50 PM ISTZika virus: Centre issues guidelines, warns against travel to affected areas
Union Health Minister JP Nadda said he has asked for steps to be taken to prevent entry and transmission in India of the virus.
Feb 02, 2016, 18:51 PM ISTNow, Zika attacks Zica! Read why Tata Motors mulls renaming Zica car
Tata Motors is considering changing the name of its new Zica hatchback as global panic mounts over an outbreak of the identical-sounding Zika virus, the company said Tuesday.
Feb 02, 2016, 14:16 PM ISTGenetically modified mosquitoes created to help fight Zika virus
Genetically Modified mosquitos are made in Brazil to end the life threatening Zika virus.
Feb 02, 2016, 12:27 PM IST