Zika virus

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Explainer: How Bad Is the ‘Polio Vaccine Contamination’ Controversy?

The Wire Analysis 03/10/2018

The alarm is warranted – the virus was found...

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Where Does Ebola Hide Between Epidemics?

Leigh Cowart 25/05/2018

After the West African epidemic, Ebola disappeared. But having...

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Tamil Nadu Confirms First Case of Zika – Within 11 Days of Detection

Anoo Bhuyan 10/07/2017

The Tamil Nadu government conducted three tests in different...

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Lessons From China in Handling Zika, Ebola and Other Global Pandemics

Frédéric Keck 24/06/2017

Not every country prepares for global health threats in...

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Days Before Confirming Three Zika Cases, WHO Moved India to Same Category as Brazil

Anoo Bhuyan 02/06/2017

India was moved up from the safest category 4...

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

Scientists Plan to Test Whether Zika Virus Can Kill Brain Cancer Cells

Kate Kelland 19/05/2017

The research will focus on glioblastoma, the most common...

An Aedes aegypti mosquito, which spreads the Zika virus. Credit: riyagi/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Things Look Grave for Asia, But Zika Research Races On

Nandita Jayaraj 09/09/2016

Zika viruses have been found in tears, possibly explaining...