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Zika virus disease News
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A five-year-old girl from Raichur district in Karnataka was confirmed to be infected with the Zika virus
Zika virus is transmitted through Aedes mosquitoes
These mosquitoes can also transmit dengue and chikungunya
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After Kanpur, Zika virus has been entered in Unnao. The infection has been confirmed in the first patient in the district. There has been a stir in the health department after the first patient of Zika virus was found in Unnao. This patient was having fever for several days. 3 days ago the sample of this patient was examined in Kanpur, in which the patient has been confirmed to be infected with Zika virus.
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Researchers say the drug appeared to reduce transmission of Zika virus from pregnant mice to their foetuses.
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The women were initially tested at the Legacy Community Health, a southeast Texas network of clinics.
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Scientists say the discovery of an antibody in the blood of infected people may lead to a new vaccine against the disease.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said that about 40 potential vaccines for the Zika virus are being tested, but none are likely to be available for women of childbearing age before 2020.
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As Zika spreads throughout the world, the call for rapid development of therapeutics to treat Zika rings loud and clear.
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The latest update of ECDC's rapid risk assessment on the Zika epidemic looked at the recent epidemiological and scientific information in light of the risk to Europe and European citizens.
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The research shows that Zika infection provides excellent protection against reinfection.
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Brazilian health ministry on Wednesday said between October 22 and April 30 out of 1,271 microcephaly cases 203 tested positive for the Zika virus.
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Colombia last Friday said three people had died after contracting the Zika virus and developing Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare disorder in which the immune system attacks the nervous system causing weakness and sometimes paralysis.
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More than 2,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country`s national health institute said on Saturday, as the disease continues its spread across the Americas.
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There is no vaccine or treatment for Zika, which is a close cousin of dengue and chikungunya and causes mild fever, rash and red eyes.
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The release of new figures apparently finding fewer cases of microcephaly in Brazil than first feared is adding force to calls for more research into the link between the rare birth defect and the spreading Zika virus.
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Georgetown University researchers urged WHO Director-General Margaret Chan to heed the lessons of Ebola and act quickly to combat the Zika.
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Zika virus is transmitted to people through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito.
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