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India Deploys AI To Predict The Next Pandemic: Indian Council Of Medical Research Launches New Pathogen Detection Tool
The Indian Medical Council has launched a new pathogen detection tool. An AI-driven tool could predict the spread of serious diseases, and here is what you should know.
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Zika Virus Alert: First Case Of Zika Reported In Tamil Nadu
After WHO released information on the status of Zika virus in India, Tamil Nadu reports the first case of the same virus.
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World Must Ready For Global Microcephaly 'Epidemic': Study
The world should prepare for a "global epidemic" of microcephaly, a condition which restricts head growth in foetuses, as the Zika virus takes root in new countries, researchers said Friday.
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About 1.6 Million Childbearing Women At Zika Risk: Study
Up to 1.65 million childbearing women in Central and South America could become infected by the Zika virus by the end of the first wave of the epidemic, a new study has warned.
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Zika Epidemic Should Fizzle Out Within 3 Years: Study
The outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, blamed for a surge in birth defects, has likely reached its peak in Latin America and the epidemic should be over within three years, researchers said on Thursday.
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Zika Virus Cases Drop In Brazil: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the number of Zika epidemic cases has begun dropping.
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Honduras Reports First Death From Zika-Linked Syndrome
Honduras on Friday reported its first death from a paralyzing illness linked to the Zika virus, a mosquito-borne epidemic that is spreading through Latin America and also suspected of causing birth defects.
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Mosquito Spreading Zika Has Long Been One Of The World's 'Most Efficient Killers'
Thousands of species of mosquitoes inhabit the planet, but few have proved more resilient - or more deadly to humans - than the Aedes aegypti. It has fueled a long list of epidemics across the globe: Dengue fever. Yellow fever. Chikungunya. And now, Zika.
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Tonga Declares Zika Epidemic After 5 Confirmed Cases
The tiny South Pacific kingdom of Tonga said today, it has a Zika epidemic after five people tested positive for the virus and another 265 are suspected of having it.
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Zika Virus Outbreak Results In Mobile Game Event Being Moved
The epidemic has claimed an unlikely victim - Google's one time mobile game, Ingress.
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India Deploys AI To Predict The Next Pandemic: Indian Council Of Medical Research Launches New Pathogen Detection Tool
The Indian Medical Council has launched a new pathogen detection tool. An AI-driven tool could predict the spread of serious diseases, and here is what you should know.
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Zika Virus Alert: First Case Of Zika Reported In Tamil Nadu
After WHO released information on the status of Zika virus in India, Tamil Nadu reports the first case of the same virus.
-
World Must Ready For Global Microcephaly 'Epidemic': Study
The world should prepare for a "global epidemic" of microcephaly, a condition which restricts head growth in foetuses, as the Zika virus takes root in new countries, researchers said Friday.
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About 1.6 Million Childbearing Women At Zika Risk: Study
Up to 1.65 million childbearing women in Central and South America could become infected by the Zika virus by the end of the first wave of the epidemic, a new study has warned.
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Zika Epidemic Should Fizzle Out Within 3 Years: Study
The outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, blamed for a surge in birth defects, has likely reached its peak in Latin America and the epidemic should be over within three years, researchers said on Thursday.
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Zika Virus Cases Drop In Brazil: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the number of Zika epidemic cases has begun dropping.
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Honduras Reports First Death From Zika-Linked Syndrome
Honduras on Friday reported its first death from a paralyzing illness linked to the Zika virus, a mosquito-borne epidemic that is spreading through Latin America and also suspected of causing birth defects.
-
Mosquito Spreading Zika Has Long Been One Of The World's 'Most Efficient Killers'
Thousands of species of mosquitoes inhabit the planet, but few have proved more resilient - or more deadly to humans - than the Aedes aegypti. It has fueled a long list of epidemics across the globe: Dengue fever. Yellow fever. Chikungunya. And now, Zika.
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Tonga Declares Zika Epidemic After 5 Confirmed Cases
The tiny South Pacific kingdom of Tonga said today, it has a Zika epidemic after five people tested positive for the virus and another 265 are suspected of having it.
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Zika Virus Outbreak Results In Mobile Game Event Being Moved
The epidemic has claimed an unlikely victim - Google's one time mobile game, Ingress.
