Indian scientists find out how zika virus causes microcephaly in infants
A certain protein of zika virus affects proliferation rates of human neural stem cells and promotes faulty neuron formation
The Olympics won’t spread Zika around the world
The chance that someone at the Rio games will import the virus to their home country is low
Mosquitoes in a warming world: The 3 fearsome diseases
India may have started to report cases of infection by zika virus only in 2017, but dengue and chikungunya have been prevalent — cases have …
Can genetically modified mosquitoes control vector-borne diseases? Successful trial gives hope
The results, according to the biotechnology firm running the experiment, are positive. But larger tests are still needed to determine whether the …
Zika virus: US relaxes travel warnings to India
US health agency changes India’s status to “current or past transmission but no current outbreak” from the earlier “…
Zika has unborn victims in Madhya Pradesh
As India fights its first Zika outbreak, Down To Earth finds a grievously unprepared response system in virus-hit districts of Vidisha and Bhopal …
Zika virus has spread to several parts of India, finds ICMR
Cases from Telangana, Jharkhand confirm local transmission; experts push for more testing
Nearly half of Zika pregnancies result in miscarriages, birth defects
Significant problems were seen among women infected just a few weeks before giving birth
Microcephaly can't be ruled out in Rajasthan Zika outbreak
National Institute of Virology study says Gujarat witnessed pre-outbreak virus strain
Emerging infectious diseases in India: the scourge that could boost urban development
The rise of these infectious diseases is often described in terms of biological processes, but they cannot be reduced to just this dimension
‘India’s statements about Zika virus in Rajasthan are detrimental to public awareness’
Yale scientist Nathan Grubaugh criticises the central and state response to the Zika crisis, praises Down To Earth’s Madhya Pradesh …
Bacteria in insects can help curb population of disease-causing mosquitoes: study
The study was aimed at male sterility to curb population of mosquitoes known to cause Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya and Yellow fever
1.2 billion people in India at risk of zika virus transmission
If unprotected population in India gets exposed to zika virus, there is a possibility of witnessing a repeat of what we have already seen in Brazil
Zika virus explained: Should India be worried?
A nation-wide vector surveillance published in 2021 carried out by ICMR showed that mosquitoes in 3 of the 6,492 pools assessed were positive for …
Zika, the mystery fever, now grips India
In 2016, authorities had negated the possibility of this virus transmission in the country
Plateful of pain
Climate change will make the disease burden more complex. Breakthroughs may help the affluent, but the poor will not have access to even basic …
Brazil to use nuclear technology to fight spread of Zika
A cobalt-60 gamma cell irradiator is expected to be transferred to the country to produce sterile mosquitoes
Why don’t we wipe mosquitoes off the face of the Earth?
They spread disease and misery and account for millions of deaths every year. There's not a lot to be said for mosquitoes
New mosquito threats shift risks from our swamps to our suburbs
Mosquito bites are important routes of transmission of Zika and other viruses but when it comes to spreading these pathogens, not all mosquitoes …
Mosquitoes in a warming world: Aedes the menace
Latest Zika outbreaks indicate mosquito-borne diseases are fast spreading to new populations and regions & are no longer restricted to monsoon.…
The Zika virus is here to stay in India, Kanpur just latest victim
The presence of the vector and the virus together makes India extremely vulnerable to Zika
Antibodies will prevent recurrence of Zika for at least a decade, says study
48 countries have reported incidences of Zika fever since the first outbreak in 2015
Zika, dengue, yellow fever: what are flaviviruses?
The Aedes aegypti mosquitoes responsible for spreading Zika and yellow fever have been shown to be able to adapt in high-density urban areas
Mosquitoes in a warming world: A losing battle?
In a warming world, viruses and their mosquito vectors are fast acquiring traits to gang up on humans
Lateral Thoughts: Don't blame it on the mosquito
Vector-borne diseases are complex and tackling just one aspect of the equation will not help