New Delhi, March 03, 2022: Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) is the leading cause of mosquito-borne encephalitis in South-East Asia and Western Pacific and is often misdiagnosed as Dengue. JEV belongs to the family Flaviviridae and genus Flavivirus and exists in a zoonotic cycle. Since there is no cure available for JEV, early detection is essential […]
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Zika Virus strain that causes microcephaly not found in Rajasthan
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is in the forefront of advanced research in virology and the ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV) is at par with leading scientific establishments across the world. ICMR-NIV, Pune has sequenced 5 Zika virus strains collected at different time points of the Jaipur outbreak. Advanced molecular studies of Zika virus […]
तमिलनाडु में डेंगू बुखार के प्रकोप की जांच के लिए विशेषज्ञों का केंद्रीय दल
प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी के निर्देश पर तमिलनाडु में फैले बुखार (डेंगू) के प्रकोप की जांच के लिए कई विभागों के विशेषज्ञों का एक केंद्रीय दल राज्य में तैनात किया गया है। ये दल राज्य को डेंगू के प्रबंधन और वेक्टर नियंत्रण में तकनीकी सहायता प्रदान करेगा। केंद्रीय दल में अखिल भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान संस्थान (एम्स), राष्ट्रीय […]
Kejriwal Blames PM As Chikungunya Claims 4 Lives In Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal believes that the state’s lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be held accountable for the rising cases of dengue and chikungunya in the national capital. Until now, the rapidly spreading chikungunya has claimed 4 lives. The vector-borne diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and malaria have […]