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 …
AHMEDABAD: A new research led by National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, on Zika virus (ZIKV) that was isolated from Ahmedabad and the recent Jaipur outbreak, spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito has found the virus to be endemic to Asia. The NIV has also warned Gujarat health authorities that …
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, are making rapid strides in finding a drug to treat those affected by Zika virus. So far, more than a million people across the world have fallen prey to the infection. A team, led by Dr Rajanish Giri, Assistant Professor, Biotechnology, II- …
MUMBAI: With India seeing a high incidence of diseases spread by mosquitoes, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has launched a health cover that is specifically targeted at seven vector borne diseases - dengue, malaria, chikungunya, Kala Azar, Japanese encephalitis, filariasis and Zika virus. While the focus is on mosquito-borne diseases, the …
The Government of India has cited studies undertaken at the National Institute of Virology, Pune, in its official communication to the CDC India asked the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to “withdraw or modify” an alert the latter issued cautioning pregnant women against travelling to India lest …
JAIPUR: Pregnant women in their first trimester, who were tested positive for Zika in Jaipur, can now breathe a huge sigh of relief. It has been confirmed by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) that Zika virus strain that causes microcephaly is not found in the state. However, health officials …
AHMEDABAD: Even as the Gujarat government continues to maintain a studied silence on the status of Zika virus infection in Amraiwadi area, the state health department’s own surveillance notes suggest that some “10 pregnant women with symptoms consistent with Zika virus disease or fever” were zeroed in within “0 to …
BAREILLY: After malaria outbreak in Bareilly division, the threat of zika virus looms large over the region as the disease is spread through mosquito bite. Uttar Pradesh government has issued an alert after a few zika virus cases were reported in Rajasthan. Zika virus disease is primarily transmitted through Aedes …
The virus, transmitted through the aedes aegypti mosquito, causes fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain. New Delhi: Six more people tested positive for Zika virus in Rajasthan's Jaipur district Sunday, taking the total number of such cases to 123, a government official said. Of the 123 patients, around …
Emiliano Cula starts to cry as his tiny fingers, curled into a tight fist, are stretched by a physical therapist to stimulate motor control. Born in a poor neighborhood of Angola's capital Luanda, the 10-month old boy has microcephaly, a birth defect marked by a small head and serious developmental …
JAIPUR: Zika positive cases in Rajput Hostel in Sindhi camp area increased to 11 as well as city reporting 12 more cases, taking total number of Zika-infected cases to 72. However, health department claimed that most of the infected persons are now fine. “There are 72 persons found infected with …
Most of the cases are from Shastri Nagar area where fogging and other anti-larvae activities are being carried out. Jaipur: Five new cases of Zika virus were detected in Jaipur on Sunday, taking the total number of infected people to 60, a Rajasthan health department official said. The figures were …
Jaipur: Zika cases have risen to 29 in Shastri Nagar, the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) is yet to start fogging operation to get rid of deadly mosquitoes. The health department is on alert for Zika and is constantly taking measures to curb the virus. However, the JMC is yet to …
Zika virus has been found in some mosquitoes taken as samples from Shastri Nagar in Jaipur, leading to suspicion they are behind the infection, experts said on Wednesday, as the number of Zika patients in the area rose to 32. Dr Neena Valecha, director of National Institute of Malaria Research, …
On February 1, 2016, the World Health Organization declared that the cluster of microcephaly cases and other neurological disorders constitute public health emergency of international concern. Furthermore, few studies demonstrated that there was an increased evidence of causal relationship of Zika virus (ZIKAV) infection and microcephaly, birth abnormalities and neurological …
JAIPUR: While conducting door-to-door survey on Sunday it is suspected that seven more pregnant women may be infected by Zika virus in Shastri Nagar area. The Centre’s team of experts is camping in the area for the past three days. Additional chief secretary (health) Veenu Gupta also joined the team …
JAIPUR: After the first case of Zika was confirmed in the last week of September, seven more persons have tested positive for the virus with all of them belonging to Shastri Nagar. But what is more worrisome is that among the new cases, three are pregnant women. Considering the seriousness, …
The first ever reported case of Zika Virus in the state has made the health department to come into action. Now, 500 houses in the capital Jaipur will be screened by health department team on a daily basis. Along with this, the government has cancelled all types of holidays or …
Rajasthan health department is on its toes after the first positive case of Zika virus infection in the state came to light on Saturday. On Sunday, a day after the case was informed by SMS Medical college, intensive survey and other preventive activities were started in the area where the …
The E protein in Zika virus is mutated and very different from the envelop protein of other flaviviruses such as dengue, West Nilevirus, yellow fever and Japanese encephalitis. National Brain Research Centre-led team of researchers has successfully identified the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which Zika virus causes microcephaly. Babies …
Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited (FGII) has launched a group insurance policy aimed at providing financial support in battling vector-borne diseases like malaria, dengue, Zika virus etc at an affordable premium. The policy is named ‘Future Vector Care’. The insurance policy is available to any person below the age …
