Drugs for Zika virus (ZIKV) infection : Zika Virus Disease in India New Delhi, Jan 06: New drugs could soon be in the offing for Zika virus (ZIKV) infection with a team of scientists at the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) in Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, getting new insights …
Read More »WHO issues new guidance for research on genetically modified mosquitoes to fight malaria and other vector-borne diseases
Geneva, 20th May – New guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) sets essential standards to inform future research and development on genetically modified mosquitoes, particularly in addressing issues relating to ethics, safety, affordability and effectiveness. More than 40Lakhs people a year die from malaria alone. Malaria and other vector-borne …
Read More »COVID-19: Further Evidence that the Virus Originated in the US
As readers will recall from the earlier article (China’s Coronavirus: A Shocking Update. Did The Virus Originate in the US?), Japanese and Taiwanese epidemiologists and pharmacologists have determined that the new coronavirus almost certainly originated in the US since that country is the only one known to have all five …
Read More »Mosquito sterilization offers new opportunity to control chikungunya, dengue, and Zika
A technique that sterilizes male mosquitoes using radiation will soon be tested as part of global health efforts to control diseases such as chikungunya, dengue, and Zika.
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