GBS Disease: 16 Patients On Ventilator

Water samples from different parts of Pune have been sent to the public health laboratory for chemical and biological analysis. IMAGE: Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rapid-onset......

Maha reports 1st suspected GBS death, number of cases rises to 110

A man suspected to have contracted Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) has died in Maharashtra's Solapur district, while the number of cases of the immunological nerve disorder in Pune rose to 110,......

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......

Nipah Death Puts Kerala On Alert

The scare of communicable diseases seems to be gripping the country with Maharashtra reporting 28 Zika cases this year, the highest since 2021. IMAGE: A patient, who according to medics is......

Tata Motors to rename hatchback that sounds like Zika

Tata Motors is seeking an image makeover with the curvaceous hatchback, Zica. The rapidly-spreading Zika virus has an unlikely victim - car maker Tata Motors. The carmaker said on Tuesday it had......

Indian Immunologicals to set up new vaccine plant, raise capacity by 35%

The company has a pipeline of viral vaccines including Zika, dengue, varicella, as well as a potential Covid-19 inoculation. Hyderabad-based vaccine maker Indian Immunologicals (IIL) on Wednesday......

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......

'Zika not a reason to cancel Olympics'

IMAGE: Members of Team USA, Gabby Douglas, Simone Biles and Ryan Lochte during their Road to Rio Tour. Photograph: Mike Stobe/Getty Images for the USOC. The widespread Zika virus outbreak in......

Zika-free warmups suggest minimal risk at Olympics

IMAGE: 2016 Rio Olympics Chief Medical Officer Joao Grangeiro speaks during a briefing on Zika virus for international media in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 7, 2016. Photograph: Sergio......

Rio Olympics haunted by Zika virus scare

We are not going to risk taking Kenyans there if this Zika virus reaches epidemic levels: Kenya IMAGE: The logos of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games are pictured next to a......

West Indies-bound Aus cricketers briefed on Zika virus

Australia captain Steven Smith and his team have been warned about risks associated with the Zika virus ahead of their tour of the West Indies next month. Australia will play West Indies and South......