Sun Pharma, NIV to jointly test drugs for Zika, chikungunya and dengue
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune signed an agreement for testing phytopharmaceutical, biologic and
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Prior infection with dengue does not increase Zika disease severity
Dengue virus has four serotypes (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3 and DENV-4) and while infection by one serotype results in lifelong immunity
Read MoreWolbachia-infected mosquitoes less capable of spreading Zika, chikunguya
With conventional vector controlling measures against dengue- and Zika-causing Aedes aegypti mosquitoes failing, several countries have started caged and even
Read MoreSeventy-year journey of Zika virus
Zika is an arbovirus infection which occurs through the bite of several different species of Aedes mosquitoes, including the Aedes
Read MoreRidiculous excuse for India’s shocking cover-up of Zika virus cases
It may well be said that the surveillance system put in place by the Health Ministry achieved a measure of success in identifying
Read MoreThree Zika cases reported in Ahmedabad, India in Januray 2017
The dreaded Zika virus has finally reached the Indian shores. On May 15, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Read MoreZika vaccine Phase I trial to begin next month in India
Bharat Biotech International Ltd in Hyderabad will start a Phase I clinical trial of Zika virus vaccine (MR 766) in
Read MoreIndia begins caged trials of GM mosquitoes to control dengue, chikungunya
Outdoor caged trials to demonstrate the efficiency of genetically modified mosquitoes to suppress wild female Aedes aegypti mosquito populations that
Read MoreTop health stories of 2016
On the health front, the year 2016 witnessed a few setbacks and but also a few positive developments. Here are
Read MoreZika vaccine trials on monkeys show promise
Tests involving three different kinds of Zika vaccines on rhesus monkeys have produced good immune responses and caused no adverse
Read MoreInfectious Zika virus found in saliva and urine
If researchers had earlier reported the presence of Zika virus in urine and saliva samples (besides semen, blood and breast
Read MoreA cheap, sensitive diagnostic tool for Zika virus developed
Scientists have developed a cheap, highly-reliable, instrument-free, point-of-care Zika virus detection test. The sensitivity of the test is very high
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Many Zika cases will be missed if microcephaly screening alone is used
The Zika virus landscape has got a little more complicated. Zika virus infections cannot be accurately diagnosed solely on the
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