Newborn with Zika virus found infected 2 months after birth supriya kashyap kashyap26 Aug 2016 12:16 PM ISTNew York : In the first reported case of prolonged Zika infection in newborns, physicians have described the diagnosis of a Brazilian baby born with...
Acute zika infection may damage sensory nerves supriya kashyap kashyap29 Aug 2016 2:54 PM ISTNew York : Zika virus infection has been associated with several neurological complications and researchers have now reported that it may also lead to...
Take decisive action against Zika: WHO to Southeast Asian nations supriya kashyap kashyap1 Oct 2016 2:06 PM ISTThe World Health Organisation (WHO) urged countries across the Southeast Asia region to continue taking decisive action against Zika virus as two new...
As babies stricken by Zika turn 1, health problems mount supriya kashyap kashyap12 Oct 2016 1:53 PM ISTBrazil : Two weeks shy of his first birthday, doctors began feeding Jose Wesley Campos through a nose tube because swallowing problems had left him...
FDA research to help speed development of Zika virus vaccines supriya kashyap kashyap23 Nov 2016 11:55 AM ISTA new mouse model developed by scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may help in exploring the potential activity of Zika virus vaccines...
Zika virus can cause glaucoma in infants: Study savita thakur thakur10 Dec 2016 9:10 AM ISTA team of researchers has found that Zika virus during gestation can cause glaucoma- permanent damage to the optic nerve and blindness-- in...
Researchers identify key proteins that may make Zika deadly supriya kashyap kashyap3 Jan 2017 1:23 PM ISTUntil it burst onto the scene earlier this year, Zika was an obscure, little-known virus. As a result, scientists know little about how it works. Over...
Zika vaccine for women not likely before 2020: WHO supriya kashyap kashyap3 Feb 2017 1:15 PM ISTGeneva : About forty potential vaccines for the Zika virus are being tested, but none are likely to be available for women of childbearing age before...
Scientists uncover how Zika virus causes microcephaly supriya kashyap kashyap19 Feb 2017 12:10 PM ISTA multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered the mechanisms that the Zika virus uses to alter brain...
New Zika virus find paves way for new vaccines supriya kashyap kashyap1 April 2017 1:50 PM ISTWashington : A new study has demonstrated how Zika virus rewires and repurposes invaded cells, paving the way for new vaccines and treatments.The...
Vaccines protect fetuses from Zika infection, mouse study shows Ruby khatun khatun17 July 2017 9:23 AM ISTZika virus causes a mild, flu-like illness in most people, but to pregnant women the dangers are potentially much worse. The virus can reduce fetal...
Guidelines on Zika Virus Disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 Oct 2017 12:00 PM ISTKERALA Public Health Division, Directorate of Health Services, has issued the Standard Treatment Guideline for Zika Virus Disease.Zika virus disease...
