
India’s Kerala state on alert after Zika virus detected
Al JazeeraA pregnant woman found to be infected with the mosquito-borne disease, while 13 other suspected cases are being investigated. Authorities in India’s southern Kerala state have issued a statewide alert after a case of the Zika virus was confirmed, officials said. A further 13 suspected cases were being investigated, state’s Health Minister Veena George said on Friday. India also saw Zika outbreaks in 2017 and 2018, with hundreds of cases reported in western Gujarat and Rajasthan states, as well as the central state of Madhya Pradesh, but the latest infection is the first in Kerala. The state is currently battling a surge in COVID-19 cases, with more than 13,000 infections reported on Friday, more than a third of India’s 43,393 daily cases recorded on the day.
History of this topic

Health dept conducts review meeting after spike in vector-borne disease cases
Hindustan Times
Six Zika cases detected in Bengaluru
The Hindu
Pune records 73 Zika virus cases, health department urges calm
The Hindu
Concerns over spread of Zika virus in Pimpri-Chinchwad
Hindustan Times
Pune reports two suspected Zika deaths
Hindustan Times
Pune health experts detect Zika virus in mosquito pools, larvae samples
Hindustan Times
9 test positive for Zika virus in Pune district; tally stands at 48
Hindustan Times
NCDC experts direct PMC to continue surveillance for Zika virus
Hindustan Times
Two patients who died at private hospitals in Pune test positive for Zika
Hindustan Times
Three test positive for Zika virus, including two pregnant women from Kothrud
Hindustan Times
How to Manage Zika Virus During Pregnancy
Deccan Chronicle
PMC to test all pregnant women from Zika-affected areas
Hindustan Times
Zika virus transmission in Pune’s Sukhsagarnagar area; one more test positive
Hindustan Times
Only 5% expecting mothers in Zika virus-affected areas tested by Pune civic body
Hindustan Times
Half a dozen pregnant women infected as India suffers Zika virus outbreak
The Independent
Another pregnant woman tests positive for Zika virus infection in Pune
Hindustan Times
ICMR sounds alarm bells as Zika virus cases rise with the onset of monsoon
Live Mint
Two more test positive for Zika virus infection; cases stand at 11 in Pune
Hindustan Times
One more woman tests positive for Zika in Pune
Hindustan Times
Centre issues advisory to states on Zika virus cases from Maharashtra
Hindustan Times
No fear of Zika in Mumbai yet
Hindustan Times
Pune Zika cases: PMC begins survey of pregnant women in Erandwane, Mundhwa areas
Hindustan Times
Zika cases in Pune: Experts advise to scale up surveillance, preventive measures
Hindustan Times
Another Zika virus case detected in Pune; total cases at six
Hindustan Times
Six Zika Virus Infection Cases in Pune; Two Patients Are Pregnant Women
News 18
Maharashtra: Two Zika virus cases reported in Pune
Deccan Chronicle
Zika virus: Doctor, his teenage daughter test positive for Zika virus infection in Pune
The Hindu
Kerala health department on alert as 3 districts report West Nile Virus cases
Hindustan Times
Karnataka health department on alert after surge in respiratory illnesses in China; issues advisory
Hindustan Times
9 samples from Pune test negative for Zika
Hindustan Times
PMC sends four fresh samples of suspected Zika virus patients to NIV, Pune
Hindustan Times
Karnataka govt writes to Health Ministry on Zika virus, says situation is well under control
Hindustan Times
Zika virus found in mosquito samples, Karnataka health dept on alert
Hindustan Times
'Don't Panic, Just Be Alert': Zika Raises Temperature in Karnataka after Virus Detected in Chikkaballapur
News 18
Zika Virus Case Found in Mumbai; 79-Year-Old Patient Now Fully Recovered: Civic Body
News 18
Kerala: Nurse gives rabies shot to child with fever, sacked
India TV News
Zika Virus First Case Detected in Karnataka: Know Symptoms and Prevention Tips
News 18
Zika virus: A Bengaluru doctor's guide to prevention techniques
Hindustan Times
Zika surveillance: State intensifies vector-control and source-reduction measures
The Hindu
5-year-old Raichur girl tests positive for Zika virus, first case in Karnataka
Hindustan Times
Pune reports first case of Zika
Hindustan Times
From monkeypox to COVID-19, why Kerala is a hotbed of diseases
Firstpost
Study finds presence of Zika virus in Telangana
Deccan Chronicle
Zika is creeping up, this time in more states
Live Mint
Active surveillance of Zika virus needed to prevent future outbreaks: ICMR-NIV study
Deccan Chronicle
Zika virus outbreaks, an opportunity to improve healthcare in India
The Hindu
34 samples collected in UP’s Ambedkar Nagar after Zika-infected man visits dist
Hindustan Times
Finding 100 Real Cases Better Than Under-Reporting: How UP IAS Officer is Handling Zika Spread in Kanpur
News 18
Zika Outbreak: Kanpur Becomes Hotspot for Mosquito-borne Disease
News 18
10 More Cases of Zika Virus Takes Total Infections to 89 in Kanpur, CM Yogi Holds Meet
News 18Discover Related













































Kerala couple sues government hospital, scanning centres for failing to detect genetic disorders
New Indian Express