The Centre on Wednesday issued an advisory to all states in view of Zika virus cases from Maharashtra and urged the states to maintain a constant vigil through screening of pregnant women for the virus. The states have been also advised to maintain a state of constant vigil through screening of pregnant women for infection and monitoring the growth of …
NEW DELHI : Scientists at the National Institute of Virology in Pune have raised an alarm about the silent spread of the zika virus across eight states and union territories where it had never been reported earlier, establishing local transmission of the disease in India. Zika and dengue co-infection were found in two cases while zika, chikungungya and dengue was …
Kerala has reported 65 Zika virus cases as on August 2, 2021, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed the Lok Sabha on Friday. Elaborating on the measures taken by the government, Mandaviya said the Union Ministry of Health has prepared and widely disseminated Zika action plan, detailing control and containment activities to be followed in the event of an outbreak. …
