UP: Zika virus spreads to Kannauj
Nov 07, 2021, at 03:15 am
Kannauj/UNI: Zika Virus, which is creating havoc in Kanpur, has now started spreading its tentacles and the first case outside Kanpur was reported from Kannauj on Saturday.
Zika Case: Centre rushes multi-disciplinary team to Kanpur
Oct 25, 2021, at 11:35 pm
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has rushed a high level multi-disciplinary team to Uttar Pradesh where a Zika Virus Disease case has been reported.
Zika virus cases rise to 38 in Kerala: Health Minister Veena George
Jul 21, 2021, at 01:18 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: With one more person who tested positive for the Zika virus, the total number of affected cases rose to 38 in Kerala, Health Minister Veena George said on Tuesday.
Nepal remains vulnerable to Zika virus outbreak
Jul 14, 2021, at 11:18 pm
Health experts in Nepal warned the government over the possible outbreak of the Zika virus--recently detected in the southern Indian state of Kerala--as the virus vector remains present in almost all districts in Nepal. Mosquitoes that transmit the dengue virus also transmit the Zika virus.
Kerala on alert after 14 cases of Zika virus surface
Jul 10, 2021, at 08:12 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Kerala health authorities are on alert after cases of Zika virus in the states went up to 14 on Friday as the National Institute of Virology (NIV) confirmed 13 more cases, according to media reports.
Zika virus causes delayed childhood neurodevelopment: international study
Jul 09, 2019, at 05:29 pm
Beijing, Jul 9 (Xinhua/UNI) An international study has shown that the Zika virus may lead to delayed childhood neurodevelopment and impairment in children's vision and hearing, China Science Daily reported on Tuesday.
Zika Virus strain that causes microcephaly not found in Rajasthan: Indian government
Nov 03, 2018, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) under Department of Health Research is in the forefront of advanced research in virology and the ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV) is at par with leading scientific establishments across the world. ICMR-NIV, Pune has sequenced 5 Zika virus strains collected at different time points of the Jaipur outbreak.
Brazil lifts Zika emergency as cases drop by 95 percent
May 12, 2017, at 04:22 pm
Rio de Janeiro, May 12 (IBNS/JEN): The Brazilian health ministry has declared the prevailing Zika emergency over as cases have come down significantly, media reports said.