Zika virus

An aedes aegypti mosquito is seen inside Oxitec laboratory in Campinas, Brazil, February 2, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Paulo Whitaker

Why You Might Have to Doubly Beware Zika if You’ve Already Had Dengue

Neelakshi Varma 08/09/2016

With grave repercussions for India, a recent study suggests...

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Indian Scientists Have a New Hypothesis of Why Zika is So Deadly to Brains

Nandita Jayaraj 19/08/2016

Amid a global flurry of research into Zika, a...

A mosquito. Credit: bsgphotos/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Zika Virus’s Effects Getting Clearer, But Not on Why it’s Not Struck in India Yet

Raghavi Rao Kodati 29/06/2016

As the 2016 Olympic games are a little more...

A view shows the construction site of the Rio 2016 Olympic Tennis venue at the Rio 2016 Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 24, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Sergio Moraes

‘Very Low’ Risk of Further Zika Spread Due to Olympics, Says WHO

Stephanie Nebehay and Julie Steenhuysen 15/06/2016

Experts noted that Brazil was entering winter months, when...

India has for long been a breeding ground for mosquitoes and mosquito-carried diseases, and so its authorities should be on the alert for a possible Zika virus invasion in the near future. A mosquito. Credit: turkletom/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

To Fight Zika, Let’s Genetically Modify Mosquitoes – the Old-Fashioned Way

Jeffrey Powell 01/05/2016

Rather than introducing transgenes from other species, why not...

A mosquito. Credit: edans/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

An Eventful April 2016 So Far for Zika Research

Nandita Jayaraj 19/04/2016

We know a lot more about the origins of...

A barking dog, frothing at the mouth. Credit: chiefjancris/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

New Weapon in War on Rabies: Mobile Phones

Katie Hampson 14/04/2016

Tens of thousands of people die from rabies each...