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15 Jul 2017

Zika unlikely to get worse due to prior dengue fever, says study

People who are infected by Zika virus after having dengue fever do not appear to become more severely ill than those who have never had dengue

23 Nov 2016

'Zika epidemic still concern for public health'

The latest update of ECDC's rapid risk assessment on the Zika epidemic looked at the recent epidemiological and scientific information in light of the risk to Europe and European citizens.

07 Sep 2016

Culex mosquito cannot transmit Zika, say Brazilian scientists

At a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, scientists from the Oswaldo Cruz Institute said that a study carried out with the Pasteur Institute in Paris had ruled out the Culex as a vector, Xinhua news agency reported.

02 Sep 2016

Startling! India among countries at greatest risk of Zika virus transmission: Experts

As per a story published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases has warned that India is a fertile ground for a potential Zika epidemic.

15 Jul 2016

Zika epidemic likely to peter out within 3 years

"The current explosive epidemic will burn itself out due to a phenomenon called herd immunity," said Neil Ferguson, a professor at Imperial's School of Public Health.

13 Feb 2016

China's border region on Zika alert

China confirmed its first imported case of Zika virus on Tuesday.

05 Feb 2016

Why the Zika virus is causing alarm

The race is on to develop a Zika vaccine.

05 Feb 2016

Condom makers step up to help with Zika effort

Condom makers including Ansell Ltd are offering to help Zika-affected countries after the first case of the virus being sexually transmitted added to growing concerns over the spread of the disease.

04 Feb 2016

Inadequate testing thwarts efforts to measure Zika's impact

Genetic tests and clinical symptoms have enabled scientists to partially track Zika, and Brazil guesses up to 1.5 million people have been infected in the country.

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