Maharashtra Reports First-Ever Case of Zika Virus From Pune District

Maharashtra health department said the 50-year-old woman has recovered and she and her family members have no symptoms at present.

Maharashtra has reported its first-ever case of Zika virus infection. The 50-year-old woman patient from Purandar area in Pune also tested positive for Chikungunya. A state health department release said she has recovered and she and her family members have no symptoms at present. According to the health department, several cases of fever were reported from Belsar village in Purandar tehsil from the beginning of July. Five samples were sent to National Institute Of Virology (NIV), Pune, for testing and three of them tested positive for Chikungunya. Thereafter, an NIV team visited Belsar and Parinche villages between July 27 and July 29 and collected blood samples of 41 people. Out of these, 25 tested positive for Chikungunya, three for Dengue and one for Zika virus.