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US Government Changes Travel Advisory to India As Zika Outbreak Contained

In December 2018, the CDC had issued a travel...

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DNA Sequencing Can Help Fight Epidemics, But There Are Privacy Risks

Liam Shaw and Nicola C. Sugden 14/01/2019

Researchers have increasingly turned to DNA sequencing to help...

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WHO Calls for ‘Open and Timely’ Sharing of Pathogen Data During Disease Outbreaks

The Wire Staff 21/12/2018

Sharing genetic data of pathogens has become important after...

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‘Zika Strain in Rajasthan Does Not Have Mutation Linked to Fetal Microcephaly’

The health ministry said that around 2,000 samples were...

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72 Babies Born With Zika Related Birth Defect in Angola

Stephen Eisenhammer and Julie Steenhuysen 18/10/2018

The Angolan outbreak comes at a time when world attention...

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72 People Infected With Zika Virus in Rajasthan, Health Min Asks States to Intensify Vector Control

The Zika virus causes fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis and...

Male Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are seen in this picture. Zika virus is among the viruses spead by the species. Credit: Reuters/Ma Qiang/Southern Metropolis Daily

With Over 20 Cases of Zika in Jaipur, Health Ministry Begins Monitoring

The Wire Staff 09/10/2018

Twenty-nine people have tested positive for the virus in...