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Medical researchers in the US have weaponized a mutated form of the Zika virus in the hopes of defeating a common, tenacious and highly aggressive form of brain cancer with some highly promising initial results. “We showed that Zika virus can kill the kind of glioblastoma [brain cancer] cells that tend to be resistant to […]
Two adult Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito, were recently trapped in the area. The insects could have been transported by cross-border traffic or may have established a colony and survived the mild winter. CBC | Health News
[unable to retrieve full-text content] A molecule previously used as an antibiotic could be key in combating the effects of the Zika virus, according to new research from a Spanish university. Read Full Article at RT.com RT – Daily news
AP Photo/Felipe Dana More than 120 babies have been born with serious birth defects caused by the Zika virus in US territories, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Scientists reviewed 2,549 women who were possibly infected with Zika who had completed pregnancies; 2,464 resulted in live births while the others resulted in […]
Five per cent of women who had confirmed Zika virus infection during pregnancy had a baby or fetus with birth defects, U.S. health officials say. CBC | Health News
India has reported its first three cases of the Zika virus, including two pregnant women who delivered healthy babies. CBC | Health News
Thomson Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has reported cases of the Zika virus, the World Health Organization said, adding that efforts should be made to strengthen surveillance. The WHO said that on May 15 India’s health ministry reported three confirmed cases from the western state of Gujarat. Cases were detected during testing in February […]
The Zika virus arrived a year before the first case was detected in Brazil, and several months before it was first reported in Florida, gene sequencing studies suggest. CBC | Health News
(credit: US DHHS) A single mutation may explain why Zika suddenly erupted from obscurity to become the alarming re-emerging infectious disease it is today, researchers report in Nature. According to researchers from Texas and China, the mutation boosts Zika’s ability to hop into feasting mosquitoes that can then shuttle the virus to more victims. Based […]
Brazil declares an end to its public health emergency over the Zika virus CBC | Health News
