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IANS July 30, 2019 9:08 PM IST
The Disease Control Division has sought technical assistance from the WHO to control mosquito population to help curb the spread of the disease.
Indo-Asian News Service June 4, 2016 7:43 AM IST
The project, led by Mario Alberto Cardoso da Silva Neto, a professor at Rio de Janeiro Federal University, centres on the idea of injecting plants with a bacteria that would alter the mosquito's genome to eliminate its thirst for blood
Press Trust of India February 3, 2016 2:25 PM IST
A wearable device may effectively prevent bites from the mosquitoes primarily responsible for the spread of the Zika virus suspected of causing abnormally small heads in babies, a new study has claimed.
Press Trust of India January 31, 2016 7:52 AM IST
Zika is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which also spreads dengue fever and the chikungunya virus. It provokes flu-like symptoms including a low-grade fever, headaches, joint pain and rashes
Press Trust of India January 29, 2016 10:03 AM IST
The Zika virus is caused by the aggressive Aedes aegypti mosquito that also causes Dengue and Chikungunya both the viral diseases are of great public health concern to tropical countries like India
Press Trust of India January 28, 2016 3:26 PM IST
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.
Press Trust of India January 27, 2016 6:53 AM IST
Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Castro said the government would distribute mosquito repellent to some 4,00,000 pregnant women who receive cash-transfer benefits
Press Trust of India January 27, 2016 6:38 AM IST
18 new cases of the Zika virus have been detected in the US possession, raising the total to 19 since the Caribbean island's first case was confirmed last month
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