Zika In India

India should be ready to fight Zika virus in case of outbreak: NTAGI chief

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"

As India again reports Zika virus case, focus turns to vaccine, testing

Bharat Biotech's Zikavac now in clinical trial; labs look to offer Zika virus test

Zika Virus: 1st case reported in Karnataka as 5 year-old tests positive

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

Zika virus silently spreading across India: Here's all you need to know

Maha: 7-year-old girl found infected with Zika virus in Palghar district

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

Zika virus case tally in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur reaches 10, CMO confirms

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.

Govt sends multidisciplinary team to Kanpur after Zika virus case reported

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

UP's first Zika virus case found in Kanpur; expert team from Delhi arrives

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

Three more test positive for Zika in Kerala, total reported cases 41

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.

One more tests positive for Zika virus, taking total cases to 19 in Kerala

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.

Central team of experts dispatched to Kerala to monitor Zika situation

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

Focus on prevention

Timely action needed to curb the spread of zika virus

Zika virus case in India: No need for panic, says TN health minister

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

Why was public kept in dark for 8 months after first Zika case in India?

A lack of transparency on critical matters of public health can lead to a loss of trust in the govt

Zika in India: Gujarat taking preventive measures to check spread of virus

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

Zika cases reported in Gujarat: Here are the symptoms, signs of the disease

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