Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

India reports 80 Zika cases, 22 pregnant women

India has reported an outbreak of the Zika virus with 80 confirmed cases since last month including 22 pregnant women in the western state of Rajasthan, officials said Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Tiger mosquitoes are capable of transmitting yellow fever

Since December 2016, Brazil has been grappling with its worst yellow fever outbreak in several decades. To date, there have been 2,043 human cases including 676 fatalities, mainly occurring in ten Brazilian states including ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Tracing the sudden, dangerous rise of Zika

The Zika virus (ZIKV) poses a public health threat in Southeast Asia, and domestic awareness campaigns are needed to help reduce infection potential.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

'Zika epidemic is not over,' says Brazilian specialist

Concern about the zika virus may have waned since the disease spiked in the months before the 2016 Rio Olympics, but the epidemic is not over, a Brazilian expert told AFP.

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Sterilised mosquito trial slashes dengue-spreading population

More than 80 percent of a dengue fever-spreading mosquito has been wiped out in an Australian town during a landmark trial scientists said Tuesday offered hope for combating the dangerous pest globally.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Fighting mosquito-spread viruses from the inside-out

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is a city dweller that breeds in puddles and stagnant drains – the female likes to feast on human flesh. In the tropics it regularly spreads disease, then is blasted with insecticides, only to ...

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