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Zika virus

A team of Chinese scientists led by Cheng Gong (second from left) says it has identified a gut bacteria from mosquitoes that could prevent them from being infected by viruses, including dengue and Zika. Photo: Handout

Mosquito bacteria could curb passing dengue, Zika to humans, Chinese team finds

Scientist said results offered hope of stopping disease transmission to people: ‘The biocontrol method is based on findings from nature and does not require medical interventions for humans, such as vaccines and specific treatment’.

19 Apr 2024 - 3:31PMvideocam

Zika virus could treat childhood cancer, US researchers find

20 Jan 2024 - 4:26AM

US scientists infect volunteers with Zika in hunt for vaccines, treatments

22 Oct 2023 - 3:01AM

Chinese team unlock mosquito attraction mystery in spread of dengue, Zika

Findings open the door to a new strategy using vitamin supplements to control mosquito-vectored diseases.

1 Jul 2022 - 7:01PMvideocam

A team of Chinese researchers has found mosquitoes are more attracted to dengue and Zika-infected mice than healthy mice. Photo: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Opinion | Covid-19 is no black swan and this crisis shows we must be better prepared

Global health agencies have spent 25 years helping countries prepare for pandemics but recent operational lapses, including for Covid-19, are a reminder that nations must prioritise funds for emergency response plans.

6 May 2020 - 1:49AMvideocam

Opinion | For the virus-stricken West, blaming China is a dangerous waste of time

Consigning the problem to ‘the other’ – China’s regime and culture – has just bred negligence and hubris in the West, which contributed to delays in containing the outbreak and wasted the precious head start China won with its draconian lockdowns.

9 Apr 2020 - 6:15AMvideocam

Funding for Asian start-ups to slow amid coronavirus, CB Insights says

CB Insights report says start-up funding could rebound sharply in Asia after an initial slowdown, based on data from previous epidemics

14 Feb 2020 - 6:18PM

Medical officers spray Indonesian nationals with antiseptic after they arrived from Wuhan, China centre of the coronavirus epidemic. Photo: Reuters

Chinese scientists find way to eradicate deadly mosquitoes

Researchers managed to eradicate populations on two islands in Guangzhou province in two years by releasing 200 million insects specially bred to be infertile.

18 Jul 2019 - 11:14PM

‘Clade X’ virus killed 150 million people in a mock global pandemic

Exercise simulated a global health disaster with fictional elements to force government officials and experts to make the kinds of key decisions they could face in a real pandemic

31 May 2018 - 7:19PM

China is using military technology to wage war ... on mosquitoes

Scientists are developing a device to detect the insect flapping its wings up to 2km away.

31 Mar 2018 - 6:11PM

Zika vaccine in sight after antibody cocktail halts virus in monkeys

5 Oct 2017 - 7:33PM

The mosquito-borne Zika virus swept across Latin America, the Caribbean and southern United States in 2015 and 2016, sparking a global health emergency. Photo: TNS

Tricking mosquitoes with zika to breed themselves out of existence

20 Jul 2017 - 12:46AM

Zika virus may be a potent threat in 2017

31 May 2017 - 2:58AM

Brazil declares end to Zika emergency

12 May 2017 - 10:27PM

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, responsible for transmitting Zika, sit in a petri dish at the Fiocruz Institute in Recife, Brazil. Photo: AP

Woman who went to South America is city’s first Zika case

27 Apr 2017 - 5:29PM

Food and Environmental Hygiene Department workers will carry out an-anti mosquito operation near the woman’s home and the hospital in Tai Po. Photo: Sam Tsang

Startling Zika study reveals serious defects hit one in 10 pregnancies

5 Apr 2017 - 9:54PM

More research needed for zika as disease spread by 35 kinds of mosquitoes

1 Mar 2017 - 6:26AM

Zika? It hasn’t gone away, but travellers now shrug off risks

23 Feb 2017 - 6:58PM

Heloisa, who has a twin sister named Heloa, both 10 months old and both born with microcephaly, is pictured at her house in Areia, Paraiba state, Brazil, on February 8. Photo: Reuters

Zika virus may go endemic in Vietnam

1 Feb 2017 - 10:38AM

Birth defects in US pregnancies with zika running at 6 per cent

15 Dec 2016 - 1:27PMvideocam

Zika grows in baby brains after birth: CDC

14 Dec 2016 - 8:51PM

Physical therapist Isana Santana treats Ruan Hentique dos Santos, suffering from Zika-related microcephalia caught through an Aedes Aegypti mosquito bite, at a hospital in Salvador, Brazil. Photo: AFP

Texas is second US state to report infection from zika virus

29 Nov 2016 - 6:51AM

WHO declares end of Zika virus emergency, but vigorous action still needed versus disease

19 Nov 2016 - 3:59AM

Workers conduct mosquito control measures in Yuen Long village where Zika patient lives

16 Nov 2016 - 9:11PM

Zika can survive for hours on hard, non-porous surfaces

16 Nov 2016 - 11:20AM

Hong Kong confirms 56-year-old man as city’s second imported Zika case

15 Nov 2016 - 10:31PM

Hong Kong’s first Zika case was reported in late August. Photo: Felix Wong

New | Zika ravages mice testes, raising worries over male fertility: study

1 Nov 2016 - 1:14AM

Vietnam reports first Zika-linked microcephaly birth

31 Oct 2016 - 5:25PM

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Zika virus

The Zika disease is caused by a virus transmitted by the Aedes egyptus mosquito and is believed to have contributed to a spike in cases of microcephaly in Brazil and other parts of the Americas. Microcephaly refers to an abnormally small head for a newborn child. Usually, the Zika virus is relatively mild and requires no specific treatment. As of 2016, no vaccine, preventative drug or specific treatment is available.

last updated:

9 September, 2024