Zika In India
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Karnataka reports first case of Zika virus after 5-year-old tests positive
The patient, who hails from the Manvi taluk in the Raichur district, recovered from the infection last month.
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Inside Uttar Pradesh’s Zika outbreak: Can India’s most populous state contain the virus spread?
In Kanpur, the epicentre of the outbreak, delayed mosquito-control measures laid the ground for the spread of the viral infection.
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Zika virus spreads to Lucknow, 111 cases found so far in Uttar Pradesh
Two cases of the mosquito-borne disease were reported in the state capital.
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Zika virus: 89 cases recorded in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district
Seventeen children and one pregnant women were among those who have tested positive.
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Zika virus: Kanpur records 30 new cases, tally rises to 66
The infections were reported outside the three-kilometre radius marked as an area of special interest by health officials.
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Zika virus: 25 new cases recorded in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur
Till Sunday, the state government had destroyed 117 mosquito breeding points in 10 localities of the district.
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Video
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Zika virus: 10 cases recorded in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district
Three Indian Air Force personnel are among those infected.
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Zika virus: Centre sends team to Uttar Pradesh after IAF officer tests positive
At least 200 people who came in contact with the officer have been isolated, an official in Kanpur said.
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Zika virus cases in Kerala rise to 48 after two more test positive
The state has four active cases at present.
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The Reel
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Zika virus cases in Kerala jumps to 19 after 73-year-old woman tests positive
The Union health ministry has sent a team of experts to the state to help contain the mosquito-borne disease.
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Zika virus: Kerala on alert after 13 new cases reported in Thiruvananthapuram
This came a day after a pregnant woman was found to be infected with the mosquito-borne disease.
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Zika warning: India asks US health agency to ‘withdraw or modify’ travel advisory
Officials told The Indian Express that the government took exception to the use of ‘endemic’ in the advisory issued on December 13.
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The Field
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate