Zika Virus

Canberra, Feb 19: Australian scientists have moved a step closer to preventing the spread of Zika virus, after exposing mosquitoes to bacterium that could limit the ability of the virus to be transmitted to humans. The "super-infected"…

Mexico City, Feb 19: Thursday saw a new front opened in the battle against the Zika virus as the World Bank entered the fray, pledging $150 million for Latin America and the Caribbean to help fight the disease. In a press release, the…

Brasilia, Feb 18: Brazil has registered 508 cases of microcephaly since October 2015, when the country declared a public health emergency over a rising microcephaly incidence caused by the Zika virus. These cases occurred in over 200 towns.…

United Nations, Feb 17: Thirty-four countries have reported the Zika virus, mostly in the Americas and Caribbean, and seven reported an increase in cases of microcephaly, a senior official from the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.…

Beijing, Feb 13: China's border province of Yunnan is on high alert for Zika virus, providing 24-hour laboratory tests, the media reported on Saturday Lu Lin, director of Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in Yunnan, said on…

Canberra, Feb 11: Australian health authorities announced on Thursday that a pregnant woman in Queensland state has tested positive for Zika virus. The Asia-Pacific has been on high alert for the mosquito-borne virus, currently found in…

Beijing, Feb 10: China has confirmed an imported case of Zika virus, the country's first, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) said. The patient, a 34-year-old male from Ganxian county of Jiangxi province, is now…

Mexico City, Feb 4: Mexico has confirmed 37 cases of Zika virus infection in seven of the country's 32 states, the media reported on Thursday. Thirty-four people were infected locally, while three were infected abroad, Health Minister…

Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech is developing world's first vaccine for Zika virus, which has been declared as public health emergency by the World Health Organisation. The vaccines and bio-therapeutic manufacturer on Wednesday announced…