Retinal bleeding, abnormal blood vessel development and lesions in infants born to mothers with Zika savita thakur thakur2 Jun 2016 4:49 PM ISTOphthalmologists find retinal bleeding, abnormal blood vessel development and lesions in infants born to mothers who showed signs of the viral...
Dengue virus exposure may amplify Zika infection supriya kashyap kashyap24 Jun 2016 2:26 PM ISTPrevious exposure to the dengue virus may increase the potency of Zika infection, according to research from Imperial College London.The early-stage...
Zika virus may not cause microcephaly : Study supriya kashyap kashyap27 Jun 2016 2:42 PM ISTNew York : The number of missing cases of microcephaly epidemic in several countries raises serious questions about the assumed connection between...
Spain records first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus supriya kashyap kashyap4 July 2016 4:45 PM ISTMadrid : Spain has recorded its first known case of the Zika virus being sexually transmitted, after a woman contracted it from her partner after he...
WHO urges use of polio detection systems to screen for Zika-linked disorder supriya kashyap kashyap7 July 2016 3:11 PM ISTGeneva : A neurological condition linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus could be targeted globally with existing national programmes for detecting...
Scientists identify anti Zika antibodies supriya kashyap kashyap30 July 2016 2:04 PM ISTWashington : US researchers said that they have identified antibodies which specifically protect against Zika virus infection in mice, an important...
Zika infection caused by one virus serotype: study supriya kashyap kashyap1 Aug 2016 1:16 PM ISTWashington : Vaccination against a single strain of Zika virus is sufficient to protect against its genetically diverse strains, a new study has...
Zika infection may lead to severe joint condition at birth supriya kashyap kashyap12 Aug 2016 1:47 PM ISTLondon : Brain cells that control the contraction or relaxation of muscles may be involved in Zika virus infection in the womb leading to a condition...
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...
FDA advises testing for Zika virus in all donated blood and blood components in the US supriya kashyap kashyap27 Aug 2016 12:22 PM ISTAs a further safety measure against the emerging Zika virus outbreak, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a revised guidance recommending...
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...
Opthalmologists Beware: Zika virus can persist in eyes, spread through tears supriya kashyap kashyap12 Sept 2016 9:27 AM ISTWashington : Eyes may be a reservoir for Zika virus, say scientists, including one of Indian origin, who found evidence of the virus in eyes and tears...
