New cases and deaths rising again globally
It reached the low point on June 21 when only over 0.3 million cases were reported. But there has been an ever-increasing rise in cases globally since then. July 15…
Category: Brazil
Reneging on the ‘no-profit pledge’ to supply Oxford vaccine
On the say day the release was sent out announcing the partnership with AstraZeneca, Oxford University also tweeted saying that the vaccine will be manufactured and distributed “on a not-for-profit basis…
Brazilian researchers remain anonymous on research paper
Due to fear of losing their job, researchers from Brazil have preferred to remain anonymous in a paper on Amazon forest fire. The acknowledgement section of the paper published last…
NBRC-led team deciphers how Zika virus causes microcephaly
The NBRC-led team of researchers has identified the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which Zika virus causes microcephaly. The envelop protein of the virus was responsible for arresting the proliferation of human…
No complacency on Zika
The World Health Organisation has declared that the Zika virus no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. This brings to an end the heightened global focus on…
Infectious Zika virus found in saliva and urine
If researchers had earlier reported the presence of Zika virus in urine and saliva samples (besides semen, blood and breast milk), a new study has been able to find infectious…
Many Zika cases will be missed if microcephaly screening alone is used
The Zika virus landscape has got a little more complicated. Zika virus infections cannot be accurately diagnosed solely on the basis of microcephaly screening, reveals a study published today (June…
Getting pregnant in the time of Zika
With the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirming that Zika virus infection during pregnancy causes microcephaly and other severe foetal brain defects, the federal health officials in the U.S.…
