Get tested for Zika more than once, study advises mothers-to-be
The Zika flavivirus that broke out as an epidemic in Brazil in 2015 and spread to 70 countries in the world, also made an appearance in India in late May this year.
Nov 02, 2017, 11:09 AM IST
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.
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.
Sep 29, 2017, 17:11 PM IST
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.
Sep 28, 2017, 13:12 PM IST
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.
Sep 06, 2017, 09:02 AM IST
More potent, safer Zika vaccine developed
The team's protein-based vaccine uses the smallest and most unique part of the Zika virus that can still elicit a potent and robust immune response.
Aug 12, 2017, 17:08 PM IST
Common mosquito can transmit Zika virus too, say Brazilian scientists
While the virus is not fatal to humans, it has been linked to serious birth defects in infants born to women who were exposed to the mosquito-borne disease, mainly through bites.
Aug 10, 2017, 13:35 PM IST
Zika may not spread by kissing: Study
Casual contact like kissing or sharing a fork or spoon does not increase the risk of transmission of Zika virus as the infection may not spread through saliva, US researchers have found.
Aug 02, 2017, 20:54 PM IST
Potential drug to fight Zika virus dicovered by Spanish scientists!
The molecular structure of the proteins involved in the Zika virus' replication process was first described only a year ago.
Jul 23, 2017, 11:40 AM IST
This new antibody-based test can help differentiate Zika from other infections
Zika is a mosquito-borne disease and is linked to severe congenital birth defects.
Jul 20, 2017, 00:02 AM IST
Zika unlikely to get worse due to prior dengue fever, says study
People who are infected by Zika virus after having dengue fever do not appear to become more severely ill than those who have never had dengue
Jul 15, 2017, 17:30 PM IST
Experimental Zika vaccines protect foetus against infection
Pregnant women who are infected with the Zika virus but never display any disease symptoms may still give birth to a baby with microcephaly, a birth defect where a baby's head is smaller than expected.
Jul 14, 2017, 16:20 PM IST
Zika affects 5% of babies with confirmed infections: US CDC
The report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the first to include official numbers from the territory of Puerto Rico, which on Monday declared that its Zika epidemic had ended, based on data showing the number of new cases has fallen.
Jun 09, 2017, 10:01 AM IST
Medical breakthrough: Australian plant extract to eliminate Zika virus discovered!
Tests confirmed the compounds halted the virus and stopped it from replicating without damage to host mammalian cells, researchers said.
Jun 02, 2017, 17:56 PM IST
Barring three Zika cases in Ahmedabad, others tested negative: Government
The health ministry said that the ongoing laboratory-based surveillance in India has so far tested 36,613 human samples and 16,571 mosquito samples for the presence of Zika virus, and apart from the three, none has tested positive.
Jun 02, 2017, 10:28 AM IST
All three patients are well, no fresh cases of Zika virus in state: Gujarat govt
Mr Singh said that out of three Zika cases, one was reported from Gopalnagar in the posh SP Stadium ward and two positive cases – both pregnant women - were reported from the Bapunagar area of the city.
May 29, 2017, 09:33 AM IST
Gujarat Health Minister requests for calm after Zika detection in Ahmedabad
He said that the Centre and the state government are fully ready to deal with any kind of epidemic, while adding that the reported cases of Zika have also been cured and no new case has cropped up.
May 28, 2017, 22:14 PM IST
Zika virus in India: Symptoms, treatment and protective measures you need to follow!
The flavivirus is known to be carried by an infected Aedes species mosquito (Ae. aegypti and Ae. Albopictus) that are also responsible for the transmission of dengue and chikungunya viruses.
May 28, 2017, 11:02 AM IST
Zika virus outbreak: WHO confirms India's first three cases in Ahmedabad
All the three cases were reported from the Bapunagar area of Ahmedabad which includes a pregnant lady who was tested positive in January 2017.
May 27, 2017, 21:36 PM IST
Zika virus infections may cause eye diseases to unborn babies, says study
A new study has found zika virus infections may cause lasting eye diseases which could pose more danger to unborn babies than previously thought.
May 26, 2017, 18:28 PM IST
