The Union health ministry has already sent a six-member team to Kerala to monitor the Zika virus situation, joint secretary of the ministry Lav Agarwal said on Friday. On Friday, cases of Zika in Kerala went up to 14, following with the state government has sounded an alert. Among the infected was a 24-year-old pregnant woman who was diagnosed with the mosquito-transmitted disease on Thursday, which was the first case of the Zika virus in the state. Zika virus cases in Kerala: Symptoms, prevention and treatment of mosquito-borne diseaseThe symptoms are similar to dengue and they include fever, rashes and joint pain. Her samples showed that she contracted Zika virus, for confirming the samples have been sent to National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune," said the state health minister.

Source: Hindustan Times July 09, 2021 11:08 UTC