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Category: Zika virus

Posted on January 29, 2020January 30, 2020

Can the novel coronavirus spreading with renewed vigour be stopped?

Even as 18 countries/regions have reported 67 cases of novel coronavirus as on January 28 morning, no confirmed case has been reported so far in India. But it must be…

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Posted on September 18, 2019

Transgenic mosquitoes transfer genes to native mosquito species

Transfer of genes from genetically-modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to naturally-occurring ones were seen in Brazil where transgenic mosquitoes were released from June 2013 to September 2015. Contrary to claims made, genes…

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Posted on January 30, 2019January 30, 2019

Malarial drug effective for Zika virus treatment, IIT Mandi finds

IIT Mandi team has found that the FDA-approved drug for malaria (hydroxychloroquine or HCQ) binds to the protease enzyme of the Zika virus and stops the virus from replicating and…

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Posted on October 18, 2018October 18, 2018

What the latest Zika outbreak in India means

A small study undertaken at JIPMER has found Zika virus antibodies in 14 of 90 patients with Guillain–Barré syndrome. This indicates that there might be a remote possibility of Zika virus silently circulating in…

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Posted on August 2, 2018August 2, 2018

Podcast: How Zika virus causes microcephaly

Pankaj Seth of National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) explains how he and his team identified the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which Zika virus causes microcephaly. They found the envelop protein…

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Posted on July 31, 2018August 5, 2018

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…

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Posted on October 3, 2017October 3, 2017

A rapid diagnostic test for Zika, dengue viruses developed

A low-cost, easy-to-use, rapid diagnostic test for diagnosing Zika and dengue viruses and differentiate between the four serotypes of dengue virus has been developed. It has high sensitivity and specificity…

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Posted on August 22, 2017

The Asian Zika virus strain turns out to be more dangerous

The Asian strain showed greater ability to trigger immune suppression, which allows the virus to replicate and even possibly sneak into the womb and cause more foetal damage. Clinical studies…

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