Zika

Pune: Health minister orders concerted drive to eliminate mosquito breeding sites

August 01, 2024 10:44 pm

The health minister has issued instructions on remaining alert during the monsoon.

Of 58 Zika cases in Maharashtra, 49 reported from Pune

July 31, 2024 10:43 pm

More than 1.30 lakh homes were inspected in these areas with mosquito breeding sites identified in 3,105 homes.

Maharashtra Zika cases: Centre asks states to be vigilant, focus on testing pregnant women, foetus

July 04, 2024 2:35 am

Testing facilities for Zika are available at National Institute of Virology in Pune, the National Centre for Disease Control in Delhi and a few of ICMR’s network of virus research and diagnostic laboratories.

8 Zika cases in Maharashtra, no need for panic: NIV director

July 02, 2024 7:32 pm

Zika virus is a vector-borne flavivirus transmitted by the bite of infected aedes mosquitoes- mainly aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus. The disease is a mild, self-limiting illness that presents with fever, rash and joint pain.

67-year-old man who tested positive for Zika virus while in Pune recovers

December 02, 2022 7:24 pm

Among the three Zika virus cases in Maharashtra, the Nashik native developed fever, cough, joint pain and fatigue on November 16.

Explained: Why have Africa, Asia seen so many dangerous viruses emerge recently?

July 30, 2022 3:32 pm

How are viruses detected, and is any particular region more prone to new viral outbreaks? We explain

Maharashtra: State reports second case of Zika virus infection, 1,365 dengue cases

July 14, 2022 9:20 am

Maharashtra has lately been affected by heavy rainfall and epidemiological surveillance is being carried out on a war footing, Dr Pradeep Awate, Maharashtra surveillance officer has said.

New ICMR study reports silent spread of Zika virus in India

June 24, 2022 5:48 pm

“We wanted to determine the presence of the virus from different geographical regions and hence researchers from the National Institute of Virology Pune and other ICMR institutes screened clinical samples of 1,475 patients from May-Oct 2021 and re-tested them for dengue, Chikungunya and Zika,” Dr Gupta said.

231 cases of Zika reported from 3 states, no deaths recorded: Govt

November 30, 2021 10:02 pm

83 cases were reported from Kerala and one from Maharashtra. As many as 147 cases were recorded in four districts of Uttar Pradesh, namely Kanpur (139), Lucknow (6), Unnao (1) and Kannauj (1), Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said.

India's latest Zika outbreak sees surge of nearly 100 cases

November 08, 2021 2:59 pm

First discovered in 1947, the mosquito-borne Zika virus reached epidemic proportions in Brazil in 2015, when thousands of babies were born with microcephaly, a disorder that causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains.

Zika virus: Heartwarming portraits of mother and child

May 11, 2016 1:42 pm

Portraits of Brazilian mothers and their children, born with microcephaly.

Brazil: Zika outbreak may get worse before it gets better, says WHO chief

February 25, 2016 3:29 pm