Girl infected with Zika virus in district adjoining Mumbai

A seven-year-old girl has been found infected with Zika virus in Palghar district of Maharashtra, the state health department said on Wednesday. The girl is a resident of an ashram shala......

How dengue in India is linked to climate change

The lights above washing the hospital corridor with a dim glow, a frantic Jenpu Rongmei rushed to see his 12-year-old nephew Nina who had been admitted the night before with fever and body ache. He......

30 more people test positive for Zika virus in Kanpur; total count 66

Thirty more people have tested positive for Zika virus in Kanpur, taking the total number of those infected in the district to 66, a senior official said on Friday. IMAGE: Genetically modified......

Maharashtra reports first case of Zika virus

The first Zika virus infection case in Maharashtra has been reported from Pune district, officials said on Saturday, while also appealing people not to panic. IMAGE: Genetically modified male......

Zika virus prompts Australia to take bug spray maker on-board as Oly sponsor

A small Australian maker of bug sprays became an unlikely beneficiary of the mosquito-borne Zika virus outbreak this week when the country's Olympic team signed it up as its first official insect......

World Cup chit-chat: Scientists warn of dengue fever risk in Brazil

The risk of an outbreak of dengue fever during the upcoming soccer World Cup in Brazil is serious enough to warrant a high alert in three of the 12 host cities, according to an early warning system......

Why the Zika virus is causing alarm

Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has spread to many countries in the Americas. IMAGE: Rio 2016......