Chikungunya Test

The first two Zika virus outbreaks were reported in India in early 2017. Both these outbreaks were successfully contained through intensive surveillance and vector management. After a year, Zika virus has again hit the country, this time in Jaipur. At least 22 people have tested positive for Zika virus in the 'Pink City'. Zika virus infection is a...

Agroup of researchers have found a faster way to detect Zika and similar viruses like dengue and chikungunya with a help of a smartphone app.

Ishant Sharma, who missed the Test series against New Zealand due to chikungunya, will look to perform well in Delhi's Ranji trophy game vs Karnataka. On the other hand, Gautam Gambhir - who scored a fifty in the Indore Test - will eye a big score

As dengue and chikungunya cases increase in Ahmedabad, the health crisis has overtaken patients and reached doctors treating the diseases as well. In the last two months, around 24 resident doctors of the government-run VS Hospital have tested positive for mosquito-borne diseases.

Chikungunya cases are still on the rise in the national capital as at least 2,000 blood test samples have tested positive for chikungunya at AIIMS only, where doctors are also studying the viral strain that is in circulation.

Ishant Sharma, India's lead pacer, is recovering from chikungunya. The first Test against New Zealand starts in Kanpur on Thursday

Chikungunya and dengue continued to wreak havoc in Delhi with the number of deaths from the two vector-borne diseases climbing to 30 today even as the number of affected people crossed 2,800.

The Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi said it had recently found that the Chikungunya virus has a tendency not to show itself in the Chikungunya Igm serology test while it shows up during the RT-PCR test only, which the Hospital has been using it for the suspected samples.

Health experts in Delhi claim that Chikungunya cases have been on the rise in the national capital. Chikungunya fever persists for 3-7 days, while joint pain might persist for a week. Doctors recommend 'symptomatic treatment' for chikungunya and also intake of a lot of fluids.

The irony is complete, India has no reported cases of the dreaded Zika virus infection, but is the first country in the world to have ready for testing not one but two vaccines against the virus that is causing nightmares in The Americas.

Researchers have developed a simple low-cost diagnostic test for chikungunya that can detect the mosquito-borne illness within two hours.

The first two Zika virus outbreaks were reported in India in early 2017. Both these outbreaks were successfully contained through intensive surveillance and vector management. After a year, Zika virus has again hit the country, this time in Jaipur. At least 22 people have tested positive for Zika virus in the 'Pink City'. Zika virus infection is a...

Agroup of researchers have found a faster way to detect Zika and similar viruses like dengue and chikungunya with a help of a smartphone app.

Ishant Sharma, who missed the Test series against New Zealand due to chikungunya, will look to perform well in Delhi's Ranji trophy game vs Karnataka. On the other hand, Gautam Gambhir - who scored a fifty in the Indore Test - will eye a big score

As dengue and chikungunya cases increase in Ahmedabad, the health crisis has overtaken patients and reached doctors treating the diseases as well. In the last two months, around 24 resident doctors of the government-run VS Hospital have tested positive for mosquito-borne diseases.

Chikungunya cases are still on the rise in the national capital as at least 2,000 blood test samples have tested positive for chikungunya at AIIMS only, where doctors are also studying the viral strain that is in circulation.

Ishant Sharma, India's lead pacer, is recovering from chikungunya. The first Test against New Zealand starts in Kanpur on Thursday

Chikungunya and dengue continued to wreak havoc in Delhi with the number of deaths from the two vector-borne diseases climbing to 30 today even as the number of affected people crossed 2,800.

The Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi said it had recently found that the Chikungunya virus has a tendency not to show itself in the Chikungunya Igm serology test while it shows up during the RT-PCR test only, which the Hospital has been using it for the suspected samples.

Health experts in Delhi claim that Chikungunya cases have been on the rise in the national capital. Chikungunya fever persists for 3-7 days, while joint pain might persist for a week. Doctors recommend 'symptomatic treatment' for chikungunya and also intake of a lot of fluids.

The irony is complete, India has no reported cases of the dreaded Zika virus infection, but is the first country in the world to have ready for testing not one but two vaccines against the virus that is causing nightmares in The Americas.

Researchers have developed a simple low-cost diagnostic test for chikungunya that can detect the mosquito-borne illness within two hours.