Page 3 - Zika Virus

Zika virus and the unimportance of some people

All is not well with the government's response to public health

Zika virus: Native Australian plants could be key to its cure

Due to the potential for commercialisation, the plant itself is a closely guarded secret

Gujarat govt clears air on Zika virus, says no new case has been reported

Recently, the WHO had reported India's first cases of Zika virus outbreak in the city

Zika virus may cause lasting eye disease to unborn babies: Study

Finding suggests that virus poses a wider threat in human pregnancies than generally appreciated

Zika mosquito may transmit dengue, chikungunya with one bite: Study

The researchers found that mosquitoes in the lab can transmit all three viruses simultaneously

Zika virus key protein full structure mapped by scientists

ZIKV is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti

US identifies 7 key proteins that make Zika deadly

The study is the first comprehensive description of the Zika virus genome

Call for urgent measures in Brazil amidst pregnancy concerns due to Zika

56% of the women reported avoiding or trying to avoid pregnancy because of Zika

Zika no longer an international emergency, says WHO

Zika will be in the same class as dengue after removal of the designation

Aerial spraying for Zika virus begins in Miami Beach

Zika infection can cause severe brain-related birth defects, including a dangerously small head, if women are infected during pregnancy

Zika virus may live in eyes, spread through tears

Infections sometimes persist in the eye after they have been cleared from the rest of the body

Singapore expects Zika to spread as cases surpass 250

Zika is spread by the Aedes mosquito, which also spreads dengue fever

Singapore to review policy to isolate Zika suspects

Suspects are currently isolated at Communicable Disease Centre as they wait for the test results

2 more Indians infected with Zika in Singapore

Authorities are continuing with their efforts to bring the population of Aedes mosquitoes under control in affected areas

India fertile ground for Zika epidemic, says Lancet

The study says limited per capita health resources is one of the reasons that puts Indians at major risk

2.6 billion people in Zika risk areas in Africa, Asia: Study

There have also been rare cases of person-to-person sexual transmission

Florida finds Zika in trapped mosquitoes, 1st in US mainland

It spreads from people to mosquitoes to people again through bites, but the insects do not spread the disease among their own population

13 Indians in Singapore test positive for Zika

There has been a surge in number of people affected by Zika virus in Singapore, particularly those working in construction sites

115 Zika cases in Singapore, first pregnant woman diagnosed

The United States has warned its pregnant women not to travel to Singapore, while Australia, Taiwan and South Korea have issued travel alerts

Malaysia confirms first Zika case

Zika virus, which has caused alarm among Malaysian health authorities, was detected in the 58-year-old woman, said Malaysia's Health Minister S Subramaniam