With the arrival of flu season, Osaka University Hospital on Tuesday introduced a unique way to keep the virus at bay, deploying a hand sanitizer dispenser in the shape of a famous Roman sculpture. Playing on the legend of the ancient marble "Bocca della Verita" ...
IPhone chipmaker TSMC races to recover from computer virus, warning of shipment delays
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which makes chips for the iPhone and other devices, has revealed details of its recovery from a debilitating computer virus, and warned of delayed shipments and reduced revenue because of the impact on its factories. TSMC said that 80 percent of ...
India boosts hunt for origin of mystery brain-damaging Nipah virus as confirmed deaths reach 13
India began a fresh round of tests to trace the origin of a rare brain-damaging virus that has killed 13 people, a health official said on Monday, as initial tests on animals suspected of carrying the Nipah virus showed no sign of the disease. All ...
Two arrested for impersonating Google, selling fake virus protection
Two men have been arrested for allegedly sending virus infection alerts purporting to be from Google Inc. and deceiving recipients into paying for antivirus software, police said Wednesday. Shin Sato, 35, and Naoki Yamamoto, 52, were arrested Monday on suspicion of sending the alerts via ...
The deepening integration of information technologies into all facets of daily life has created dangerous vulnerabilities that need to be addressed.
1.3 million connected devices around world infected with viruses: study
More than 1.3 million internet-connected devices around the world, including personal video recorders and security cameras, have been infected with computer viruses, according to a recent study by a group of Japanese researchers. The devices concerned, which form part of the so-called internet of things, ...
Manitoba lab worker isolated for suspected Ebola exposure from pigs
An employee in a high-level Canadian laboratory may have been accidentally exposed to Ebola on Monday while working with pigs that were infected with the virus as part of an experiment, government officials said on Tuesday. The employee noticed a split in the seam of ...
Thailand considers testing all pregnant women for Zika virus
Thailand is considering testing all pregnant women for Zika, the health ministry said on Monday, following confirmation last week of its first known cases of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size and linked to the Zika virus. The two confirmed cases of ...
The Thai Health Ministry has confirmed 21 locally transmitted cases of Zika infection in central Bangkok, local media reported Sunday. According to the Japanese Embassy, no Japanese are among the cases, which were all recorded in the capital's Sathorn District, where many office complexes are ...
Zika case No. 7 confirmed in Japanese returnee from Latin America
Another Zika infection has been diagnosed in a man who just got back from Latin America, marking the nation's seventh confirmed case of the mosquito-borne virus this year, the health ministry said Friday. The man, described as an Osaka resident in his 30s, returned to ...
New study estimates transmission risk of Zika virus in Japan at 16% for rest of year
Scientists have estimated the risk of transmission of the Zika virus in Japan at a relatively low 16.6 percent for the remainder of 2016, according to a study released Tuesday. The mosquito-borne virus has been spreading in Latin America since last year, and the risk ...
Zika linked to 'most' of 508 confirmed microcephaly cases, Brazil says
Brazil's Health Ministry on Wednesday said that "most" of the 508 confirmed cases of microcephaly reported in the country are likely related to the ongoing outbreak of Zika virus infections. The ministry earlier in the day reported a total of 4,443 suspected and confirmed cases ...
