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Situation under control: Gujarat CM on Zika detection
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat), May 28 (ANI): A day after World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed three Zika virus cases in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, the state Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Sunday took cognizance of the report while assuring that the situation was under control and there is nothin
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Zika detected in India: Gujarat Health Minister requests for calm
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat), May 28 (ANI): With cases of Zika virus being reported from Ahmedabad, Gujarat Health Minister Shankar Chaudhary on Sunday asserted that there was no need to be worried as actions have been taken in accordance to the guidelines of World Health Organisation (WHO) and the
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Govt. keeping close watch on India's first Zika cases
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Health Ministry has asked the public to remain calm and said that India has a strong surveillance system to detect and contain new Zika virus infection.
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WHO confirms first three cases of Zika Virus in India
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday confirmed three cases of mosquito-borne Zika virus, including a pregnant woman, in Gujarat's Ahmedabad.
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One bite is all it takes for Zika mosquito to transmit dengue
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 20 (ANI): Turns out, a single mosquito bite might be enough to transmit multiple viruses.
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Now, HIV is no more curse on motherhood
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is no more a curse on motherhood, as according to experts' combination of several medicines can reduce the risk of transmission of the disease from mother to babies.
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Maharashtra ATS denies cyber attack on its website
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] May 17 (ANI): The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Wednesday denied any hacking or ransomware virus attack to its website.
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New Zika virus inhibitor identified
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 17 (ANI): A new research has brought a drug to treat Zika infections closer to reality.
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Zika vaccine comes closer to reality
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 11 (ANI): A new study has paved the way for a promising vaccine for the Zika virus.
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Why are newborns at greater Herpes simplex virus disease risk?
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 30 (ANI): Interferon is a crucial component of the human immune system's response to infection by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), but how important a role it plays in determining the severity of disease and explaining why newborns are so much more suscept
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Our ancestors defeated virus from HIV family 11m years ago
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 15 (ANI): Viral fossils have revealed how our ancestors may have wiped out a primordial virus around 11 million years ago.
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Sewer workers could be at Ebola risk with current guidelines
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 12 (ANI): Turns out, the guidelines from the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization might not go far enough to protect sewer workers from Ebola virus.
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