Why is Zika virus infection rising in Kanpur?
More than 110, including four pregnant women, infected with the virus in Kanpur
Low to moderate risk of Zika outbreak in Europe: WHO
The risk was assessed based on two factors—the likelihood of Zika virus spread and existing capacity to prevent transmission
Mosquito bite research: could slapping on some cream help stop Zika?
Inflammation caused by mosquito bites helps viruses to infect the body
Worried about Zika virus outbreak? That’s one more reason to be afraid of climate change
A warming world can widen reach and accelerate evolution of the virus
Zika threat in Kerala can undo COVID-19 containment efforts, fear health experts
Zika infections in Thiruvanathapuram have created shock waves in cities that have a perennial mosquito problem
A model to predict diseases that transfer from animals to humans
The study tested the model with Lassa fever, a disease endemic to western Africa and is caused by the Lassa virus which passes on to people …
Indian scientists find out how zika virus causes microcephaly in infants
A certain protein of zika virus affects proliferation rates of human neural stem cells and promotes faulty neuron formation
The Olympics won’t spread Zika around the world
The chance that someone at the Rio games will import the virus to their home country is low
Mosquitoes in a warming world: The 3 fearsome diseases
India may have started to report cases of infection by zika virus only in 2017, but dengue and chikungunya have been prevalent — cases have …
Can genetically modified mosquitoes control vector-borne diseases? Successful trial gives hope
The results, according to the biotechnology firm running the experiment, are positive. But larger tests are still needed to determine whether the …
Zika virus: US relaxes travel warnings to India
US health agency changes India’s status to “current or past transmission but no current outbreak” from the earlier “…
Zika virus spreads further, reaches China
Patient is a 34-year-old male who had visited South America
Zika has unborn victims in Madhya Pradesh
As India fights its first Zika outbreak, Down To Earth finds a grievously unprepared response system in virus-hit districts of Vidisha and Bhopal …
Zika virus has spread to several parts of India, finds ICMR
Cases from Telangana, Jharkhand confirm local transmission; experts push for more testing
Mosquitoes in a warming world: The full cover story
Zika threat reaches Bihar
A 22-year-old man tests positive of the virus, but he could have got it in Rajasthan
Breakthrough in tackling zika: scientists identify proteins that make virus deadly
These results give researchers a crucial insight into how Zika affects cells
Nearly half of Zika pregnancies result in miscarriages, birth defects
Significant problems were seen among women infected just a few weeks before giving birth
Microcephaly can't be ruled out in Rajasthan Zika outbreak
National Institute of Virology study says Gujarat witnessed pre-outbreak virus strain
‘India’s statements about Zika virus in Rajasthan are detrimental to public awareness’
Yale scientist Nathan Grubaugh criticises the central and state response to the Zika crisis, praises Down To Earth’s Madhya Pradesh …
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Emerging infectious diseases in India: the scourge that could boost urban development
The rise of these infectious diseases is often described in terms of biological processes, but they cannot be reduced to just this dimension
Bacteria in insects can help curb population of disease-causing mosquitoes: study
The study was aimed at male sterility to curb population of mosquitoes known to cause Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya and Yellow fever
1.2 billion people in India at risk of zika virus transmission
If unprotected population in India gets exposed to zika virus, there is a possibility of witnessing a repeat of what we have already seen in Brazil
Brazilian scientists find traces of the Zika virus in human saliva and urine
Experts caution that the findings are preliminary
