Vaccine trial for Zika virus to start soon in humans
The first Phase-1 human clinical trial of a vaccine for Zika virus is set to begin in the coming weeks, with
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Holding Olympics in the time of Zika virus
The World Health Organisation has confirmed that the Olympic Games scheduled to be held in August in Rio de Janeiro
Read MorePotential drug target identified for Zika virus
At a time when no vaccines or therapeutic drugs are available against Zika and other diseases caused by flaviviruses, researchers
Read MoreZika can be transmitted by oral sex
A report has for the first time indicated that Zika virus can be transmitted by oral sex. The study was
Read MoreWill the Zika infection rate during Olympics be lower?
In an open letter to Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO, 150 scientists and doctors had cited several reasons why
Read MoreFinally, mosquito species transmitting Zika virus confirmed
Finally, the vector responsible for the Zika virus spread has been identified. Though Aedes aegypti mosquito was strongly suspected of
Read MoreGetting pregnant in the time of Zika
With the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirming that Zika virus infection during pregnancy causes microcephaly and other severe
Read MoreA ‘turning point’ in the Zika outbreak
More than 50 years after the infectious pathogen, rubella virus, was identified as the cause of an epidemic of congenital
Read MoreCDC confirms Zika virus causes microcephaly, other birth defects
After careful review of existing evidence, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have concluded that Zika
Read More‘Extremely severe’ brain damage found in babies with Zika-linked defect
For the first time, radiological findings of babies born in Brazil with microcephaly, presumably caused by Zika virus infection, show
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How Zika virus causes microcephaly studied
Researchers have now produced evidence of how Zika virus causes brain defects in babies. Several cases of microcephaly, a rare
Read MoreZika virus might cause Guillain-Barré syndrome, a French Polynesia study shows
The first evidence that Zika virus might be causing Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a severe neurological disorder, has emerged from a retrospective study
Read MoreFirst diagnostic test kit for Zika virus already created
If all goes well and as expected, the validation process of the first diagnostic test kit capable of diagnosing Zika,
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