Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Vanashakti & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/11/2024. In the application, the validity of CRZ Notification 2019 is under challenge. Applicants have prayed to declare the notification ultra-virus or, alternatively, to declare certain …
The number of confirmed and suspected cases of microcephaly in Brazil associated with the Zika virus rose to 5,235 in the week through March 25, from 5,200 a week earlier, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Of these, the number of confirmed cases climbed to 944 from 907 a week …
The World Health Organization has declared Zika virus a global health emergency of international concern. It's projected that the virus could infect up to 4 million people this year.
Scientists at the top-secret Porton Down bio-labs in Salisbury are to test a vaccine to protect people against the Zika virus. Millions of people in Latin America have been infected with the mosquito-borne bug which has been linked to serious brain defects in newborns. At least 4,000 Brazilian babies have …
HAVANA – Cuba detected its seventh case of imported Zika virus in a pregnant physician who returned on March 22 from a cooperation mission in Brazil, local media reported Sunday. The 36-year-old resident of the eastern province of Guantanamo is not showing any overt symptoms of the disease, but because …
Brazil has experienced an unprecedented epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV), with ~30,000 cases reported to date. ZIKV was first detected in Brazil in May 2015 and cases of microcephaly potentially associated with ZIKV infection were identified in November 2015. Using next generation sequencing we generated seven Brazilian ZIKV genomes, sampled …
SAN JUAN – The Ministry of Health of Trinidad and Tobago announced Tuesday that six cases of Zika virus have been confirmed on the island of Trinidad. The ministry said in a statement that the sixth patient is a 37-year-old man residing in La Romaine, where authorities are working to …
General Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Margaret Chan, gives an update on the Zika virus in Geneva, Switzerland. (EPA/Salvatore Di Nolfi) The World Health Organization said Tuesday that it expects Brazil will have more than 2,500 babies born with a severe birth defect known as microcephaly if current …
SEOUL - The first case of the Zika virus was detected in South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday citing the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A 43-year-old man, who had made a business trip to Brazil between Feb 17 and March 11, was tested positive …
Scientists have warned that humans should brace for the emergence of a new virus that could be deadlier than Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) or Zika. The scientists in a study published on March 14, 2016, edition of the journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of …
Puerto Rico is on America's front lines already grappling with the Zika virus. US health officials fear that a quarter of the population will have the disease in a year and up to 80% could eventually be infected. The island has the ideal warm, moist weather conditions favored by the …
As the world focuses on Zika's rapid advance in the Americas, experts warn the virus that originated in Africa is just one of a growing number of continent-jumping diseases carried by mosquitoes threatening swathes of humanity. The battle against the insects on the streets of Brazil is the latest in …
Dehradun: As high tourist influx is expected during the summer in Uttarakhand, the state health and family welfare department held a meeting on Thursday and sent out advisories to airport authorities, tourist department and passport office to guard the exit and entry points of the state for suspected cases of …
The World Health Organization says that traditional insecticide spraying has had no significant impact in slowing dengue, raising major questions about how officials might stop the spread of the Zika virus, also spread by mosquitoes. At the conclusion of a three-day Zika research and development meeting on Wednesday, WHO's Marie-Paule …
Puerto Rico may be on the brink of a massive outbreak of Zika, a mosquito-borne virus which has been linked to birth defects, and cash is urgently needed, warned US health authorities on Thursday. Tom Frieden, the chief of the US Centers for Disease Control, told reporters on a conference …
PARIS – The Zika virus, already linked to brain damage in babies, can also cause a serious brain infection in adult victims, French researchers warned Thursday. The Zika virus was found in the spinal fluid of an 81-year-old man who was admitted in January to a hospital near Paris shortly …
SÃO PAULO—The Brazilian government released new figures Wednesday showing the number of suspected and confirmed cases of babies born with undersized skulls and brains continues to rise. Brazil’s health ministry released figures confirming 104 additional cases of infants born with the congenital abnormality called microcephaly in the past week. Since …
A new breed of mosquitoes laden with bacteria has proven capable of controlling the spread of dengue fever and the Zika virus, said Vietnam's health officials on Monday. Scientists have officially confirmed the ability of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia bacteria to block the Zika virus and prevent it from …
A Zika virus-laden mosquito bite may infect and kill a type of brain cell, vital for the development of the brain, says a new study conducted in lab grown human cells. The infected stem cells then become the havens for the viral reproduction and thus result in complete cell death …
The Czech Republic has identified its third case of Zika virus in a 38-year-old female tourist who recently returned from the Dominican Republic, local media reported on Thursday. The woman, who returned from her vacation in the Caribbean one month ago and received treatment in the infection ward of Prague's …
HYDERABAD: Indian scientists were aware of Zika virus way back in 1950s and had even stored a vial of the pathogen, which has now emerged as a global health threat, a senior government official said on Thursday. "We have that report and in fact, they (Indian scientists) even saved a …
