Zika virus outbreak News
India reported its first Zika virus case in Karnataka
India should be "ready to fight" the Zika virus in case of an outbreak, says experts
Efforts are being made to develop a Zika vaccine
Health minister JP Nadda, however, assured that there's no need to panic and the situation is under control.
22 cases of Zika virus has been confirmed in Rajasthan.
Researchers say the drug appeared to reduce transmission of Zika virus from pregnant mice to their foetuses.
All the three cases were reported from the Bapunagar area of Ahmedabad which includes a pregnant lady who was tested positive in January 2017.
The Bangladesh Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research tested blood samples from 101 patients previously thought to have dengue or other viral fevers, to see if any had been infected with Zika.
Reports and investigations in several countries strongly suggest that sexual transmission of the virus is more common than previously assumed.
The World Bank said Zika could wipe about $3.5 billion off the region's economy in 2016.
The WHO declared the outbreak a global public health emergency on Feb. 1, noting the association of the virus with two neurological disorders: microcephaly in babies and Guillain-Barre syndrome that can cause paralysis.
The rapid increase was attributed to the Zika virus, which has been spreading across the country.
The Zika virus, native to parts of Africa and Asia, has for the first time been introduced into the Americas where it is spreading locally among people who have not travelled abroad.
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.
The company initiated the process through crowd-sourcing activity -- "#Fantastico Name Hunt."
The UN health agency urged the governments in the Middle East to work together to keep the region protected.
The WHO Director-General Margaret Chan last week warned that Zika virus had gone from a mild threat to one of alarming proportions in the Americas.
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There is no vaccine or treatment for Zika, which is like dengue and causes mild fever, rash and red eyes.
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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