Zika Research

In a breakthrough research, UK scientists have identified a bacteria that can curb the growth of disease-spreading mosquitoes.

Vaccine manufacturer Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL) signed a Memorandum of Association (MoA) with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for the clinical development of the Zika vaccine.

A new study has found out why mosquitoes like to buzz around and bite some people more than others. Researchers discovered that infection from some viruses makes you smell tastier and attracts more mosquitoes, which increases the transmission of the disease.

Zika virus prevention: Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have discovered a drug called Kineret that may protect infected foetus from brain damage. Kineret is an anti-inflammatory drug which is used for rheumatoid arthritis treatment.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will soon undertake trials of the indigenously developed vaccine against Zika virus, cases of which have been reported in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

As the number of people infected with Zika virus rose to 100 in Rajasthan on Wednesday, the centre rushed an Indian Council of Medical Research team to the state to intensify vector control measures.

Dr. RajanishGiri at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi, seeks to unravel the structure and action of the Zika Virus through computational research and biophysical studies.

A DNA-based Zika vaccine from Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc and South Korea's GeneOne Life Science Inc induced anti-Zika immune responses in an early stage human trial, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.

Officials in India knew about the country's first case of Zika virus infection months ago. But they did not alert the public because they didn't want "people to start panicking," one health official said this week.

The government has said there is no reason to panic over the three cases of Zika virus that have been confirmed in Gujarat by the World Health Organisation. The head of Indian Council of Medical Research has said all three people infected with Zika virus in Ahmedabad have now recovered. The mosquito-borne disease was first identified in Brazil in 2...

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.

Taking a step further in identifying a possible therapy for the Zika infection, researchers have discovered the mechanism by which a human antibody previously identified to react with the Dengue virus, prevents Zika infection at a cellular level.

The Brazilian doctor who first linked the Zika virus to brain damage in babies warns that rich countries are not safe from the disease, urging them to increase research funding.

"Lazy mosquitoes" are the reason why women, who tend to spend more time at home than men, are more likely to be infected by chikungunya, a painful mosquito-borne viral disease which spreads the same way as Zika, researchers said on Monday.

A new study of the Zika virus in mice raises hope for a way to protect pregnant women and their babies from the possible repercussions of being infected, US researchers said on Monday.

In a breakthrough research, UK scientists have identified a bacteria that can curb the growth of disease-spreading mosquitoes.

Vaccine manufacturer Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL) signed a Memorandum of Association (MoA) with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for the clinical development of the Zika vaccine.

A new study has found out why mosquitoes like to buzz around and bite some people more than others. Researchers discovered that infection from some viruses makes you smell tastier and attracts more mosquitoes, which increases the transmission of the disease.

Zika virus prevention: Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have discovered a drug called Kineret that may protect infected foetus from brain damage. Kineret is an anti-inflammatory drug which is used for rheumatoid arthritis treatment.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will soon undertake trials of the indigenously developed vaccine against Zika virus, cases of which have been reported in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

As the number of people infected with Zika virus rose to 100 in Rajasthan on Wednesday, the centre rushed an Indian Council of Medical Research team to the state to intensify vector control measures.

Dr. RajanishGiri at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi, seeks to unravel the structure and action of the Zika Virus through computational research and biophysical studies.

A DNA-based Zika vaccine from Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc and South Korea's GeneOne Life Science Inc induced anti-Zika immune responses in an early stage human trial, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.

Officials in India knew about the country's first case of Zika virus infection months ago. But they did not alert the public because they didn't want "people to start panicking," one health official said this week.

The government has said there is no reason to panic over the three cases of Zika virus that have been confirmed in Gujarat by the World Health Organisation. The head of Indian Council of Medical Research has said all three people infected with Zika virus in Ahmedabad have now recovered. The mosquito-borne disease was first identified in Brazil in 2...

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.

Taking a step further in identifying a possible therapy for the Zika infection, researchers have discovered the mechanism by which a human antibody previously identified to react with the Dengue virus, prevents Zika infection at a cellular level.

The Brazilian doctor who first linked the Zika virus to brain damage in babies warns that rich countries are not safe from the disease, urging them to increase research funding.

"Lazy mosquitoes" are the reason why women, who tend to spend more time at home than men, are more likely to be infected by chikungunya, a painful mosquito-borne viral disease which spreads the same way as Zika, researchers said on Monday.

A new study of the Zika virus in mice raises hope for a way to protect pregnant women and their babies from the possible repercussions of being infected, US researchers said on Monday.