Zika In India

The chief of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), Dr N K Arora said that the country should be "ready to fight" the Zika virus in case of an "outbreak"

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According to a Pune lab report, a 5-year-old girl in Karnataka has tested positive for the Zika virus and has been advised to take precautionary measures

Prior to this, the first-ever Zika virus case in the state was reported in Pune in July 2021.

Caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day, symptoms of this disease are mild fever, rash, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise or a headache.

A 57-year-old man from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh tested positive for Zika virus on October 22.

The patient's sample was sent to to Pune for examination

Three more persons tested positive for Zika virus in the state taking the total reported cases of the infection to 41, of which 5 are active, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Wednesday.

A 73-year-old woman tested positive for Zika virus in Kerala on Monday, taking the total number of infections in the state to 19.

Kerala Health Minister Veena George has said that an action plan has been drawn up to control the spread of Zika.

Timely action needed to curb the spread of zika virus

The minister said the man had earlier tested negative for fevers like dengue and malaria

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WHO had on last Friday confirmed the first case of Zika virus infection in Ahmedabad

Gujarat became the first Indian state to report Zika infections; three confirmed cases so far