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Zika virus not a pandemic but of grave concern, says top expert
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): As per recent data provided by the Kerala Health Department, the total number of Zika virus cases reported in Kerala is 28. According to top experts, this is a virus of 'grave concern'.
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Mild Zika cases probably present since April, people not tested due to COV
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 15 (ANI): It is likely that there have been mild cases of the Zika virus in Kerala since April this year, say doctors in Thiruvananthapuram, as patients were not getting tested due to rising COVID-19 cases and lockdown restrictions at that time.
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Five more Zika virus cases reported in Kerala, tally rises to 28
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 15 (ANI): Five more people in Kerala have been diagnosed with the Zika virus, taking the state's case tally to 28, health minister Veena George informed on Thursday.
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Zika virus cluster identified in Thiruvananthapuram
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 15 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Wednesday said a cluster of the Zika virus infection has been identified within a three-kilometre radius of Anayara locality in Thiruvananthapuram.
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4 more Zika virus cases in Kerala, tally rises to 23
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 14 (ANI): Kerala on Tuesday recorded four new cases of Zika Virus.
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No positive cases of Zika virus in Tamil Nadu so far
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 12 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan on Monday said that so far there are no positive cases of Zika virus in the state.
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15 confirmed cases of Zika virus in Kerala
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 11 (ANI): With one more case of Zika virus confirmed in Kerala, the total cases of the disease have gone up to 15, informed Health Minister Veena George.
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Zika not spread by contact, not cause of concern for public right now: Hea
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The Zika virus, of which 14 cases have been reported in Kerala, is not spread by aerosols or contact and is not a major cause for concern at this time, said Dr Mathew Varghese, Public health expert and former director of St Stephens Hospital in Delhi.
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Kerala denies fudging of Covid death data
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 10 (ANI): Kerala health minister Veena George on Saturday categorically denied fudging in COVID death data after the first wave of coronavirus struck the state.
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Stem cells can use same method as plants, insects to protect against virus
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 9 (ANI): Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found a vital mechanism, previously thought to have disappeared as mammals evolved, that helps protect mammalian stem cells from RNA viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and Zika virus. The scientists suggest this could one day
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Kerala confirms 14 cases of Zika, state formulates action plan to tackle v
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Friday said that the state's health department has formulated an action plan for the prevention of the spread of Zika virus.
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Kerala reports first positive case of Zika virus, 13 suspected cases
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): Kerala Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Veena George on Thursday said the first case of Zika virus has been reported in the state and the samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune for final confirmatio
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