Page 5 - Zika Virus

Zika concerns: ITF reassures players post Rio pull-outs

Recently, many tennis players backed out of the event citing health fears over the mosquito-borne virus

Inaction on Zika funding likely to delay vaccine testing

Threat looms over funding for vaccine as Congress may exit Washington without approving funds to battle the virus

Sex may spread Zika virus more often than researchers suspected

Researchers found women were 90 per cent more likely than men their age to be infected

US urges aerial spraying amid jump in Puerto Rico Zika cases

Puerto Rico government officials are still debating the issue, with legislators holding public hearings amid a growing number of protests

New Zika diagnostics needed for babies: Researchers

Some infants with brain abnormalities may not be diagnosed because they have normal-sized heads instead of the tell-tale small skulls

We are taking steps to address Zika virus risk: IOA

Talking about India's preparation for the Games, Gupta said he was hopeful that the country will win more than 10 medals at the Rio Olympics

Zika virus may not cause microcephaly: study

In Colombia, a recent study of nearly 12,000 pregnant women infected with Zika found zero microcephaly cases

Effect of Zika worse on previous patients of dengue, scientists find

The dengue antibodies help the Zika virus to get into the human immune cells

Zika warnings raise abortion demand in Latin America

Pan American Health Organisation issued an alert about the Zika virus in Latin America

Scientists discover Zika, dengue weaknesses

Zika has emerged as a severe health threat that cause microcephaly in newborns, as well as Guillain-Barre syndrome in children and adults

Potential drug target identified for Zika, similar viruses

The new drug target may help develop therapies to prevent the disease that has been linked to serious birth defects

Brazil reports 1,581 Zika-related microcephaly cases

A total of 7,936 suspected cases of microcephaly were reported in the past nine months

Brazil's sports minister dismisses concerns over Zika virus

Leonardo Picciani expressed hope that by August the number of cases of transmitted Zika virus will drop to zero in Rio

Zika infects brain cells, evades immune system detection

It can be spread by infected mosquitoes or through sexual intercourse

Japanese scientists develop new tool to predict spread of Zika virus

For importation and local transmission around the world

Olympics should move due to Zika concerns, say 150 experts

The WHO has however ruled out any change in timing or the location of the upcoming Games in Rio

This new tool can risk of Zika importation and transmission

Subtropical and tropical countries with a history of dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases have the greatest risk of the virus spreading, says analysis

Zika: Researchers identify how the virus infects placenta

The finding showed that Zika virus could infect Hofbauer cells -- placental macrophages -- in cell culture

New paper-based device can quickly detect Zika virus

Potentially improving current diagnosis methods that can take days or weeks to accurately detect the virus.

Zika outbreaks tops 91,000 cases in Brazil

There is no vaccine or treatment for the virus, which in most people causes only mild symptoms -- a rash, joint pain or fever