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Category: Microcephaly

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 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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Posted on July 17, 2017July 18, 2017

Indian researcher finds malaria drug shields foetus against Zika virus

Effects of using hydroxychloroquine in pregnant women over a long term remains to be assessed. Commonly used malaria drug hydroxychloroquine can effectively block Zika virus from crossing the placenta and…

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Posted on July 10, 2017July 11, 2017

Now, one Zika case reported from Tamil Nadu, India

There seems to be low-level transmission of Zika virus in India After three adults tested positive for Zika virus in Ahmedabad district, Gujarat in January this year, an adult male…

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Posted on June 4, 2017June 4, 2017

Seventy-year journey of Zika virus

Zika is an arbovirus infection which occurs through the bite of several different species of Aedes mosquitoes, including the Aedes aegypti which is active during the day; it can also…

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