Maharashtra reports first case of Zika virus

The first Zika virus infection case in Maharashtra has been reported from Pune district, officials said on Saturday, while also appealing people not to panic. IMAGE: Genetically modified male......

Zika threat: A global crisis that needs a global solution

Eradicating the Aedes aegypti or developing a vaccine will take years. Genetic modification offers a way out; the question is how to scale it up across continents, says Devangshu Datta. One......

Zika virus detected in K'taka dist, govt urges people not to panic

In view of Zika virus detected in a mosquito species in Chikkaballapura district, the Karnataka health department on Thursday issued an advisory urging people not to panic unnecessarily and visit......

How to avoid dengue

Dengue fever is a self-limiting disease, which is transmitted by the bite of an infected female Aedes aegypti mosquito. These mosquitoes gather around stagnant water. Hence, it is common for a......

Zika virus prompts Australia to take bug spray maker on-board as Oly sponsor

A small Australian maker of bug sprays became an unlikely beneficiary of the mosquito-borne Zika virus outbreak this week when the country's Olympic team signed it up as its first official insect......

Why the Zika virus is causing alarm

Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has spread to many countries in the Americas. IMAGE: Rio 2016......