Zika

All you need to know about various diagnostic tools for COVID-19, Dengue and Zika virus

With the opening of several new laboratories undertaking these tests since the eruption of Covid, the cost and report-generation time for the examinations have come down considerably

Machine learning, satellite imagery used to track movement of disease-carrying mosquitoes

The tools could potentially help identify methods of keeping mosquito population small enough to prevent disease transmission.

With rampant habitat fragmentation, how the Hindu Kush Himalayas could be the next pandemic hotspot

The HKH region is warming up to three times faster than the global average. This creates a perfect storm for new diseases to emerge.

Study suggests combination of two deadly mosquito-borne diseases, Zika and chikungunya, can lead to strokes

The researchers highlighted that even though the world’s attention is focused on COVID-19 and its neurological implications, the risks posed by the co-occurrence pf other viral infections such as Zika and chikungunya should not be ignored.

Holy Grail: Vaccine made from mosquito spit could protect people from all kinds of vector borne diseases

The initial results from the trial showed that an Anopheles mosquito-based vaccine was safe and it triggered antibody and cellular responses.

Anti-parasitic drug can kill the growth of coronavirus in cells within 48 hours finds new study

Ivermectin has shown to be effective in-vitro against a broad range of viruses including HIV, Dengue, Influenza and Zika virus.

World Mosquito Day: Tame the menace, control the spread of life-threatening diseases

With the progress of sci-tech that has taken place, mosquitoes take almost 2.7 million lives every year.

Mosquitos can't get enough of human sweat, now scientists know why

Scientists discover the olfactory Ionotropic receptor 8a that allow mosquitoes to hone in on human's odor.

Scientists create molecular 'baits' for trapping virus' known to infect humans

During the Zika virus outbreak of 2015-16, public health officials scrambled to contain the epidemic.

Indian researchers find antimalarial drug that may be repurposed to treat Zika

Zika gets transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito from the Aedes genus, mainly Aedes aegypti.