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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

The United States reported its first case in February
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The United States reported its first case in February

BS Web Team | Agencies New Delhi
Zika, the dreaded virus which had most of the world worried last year, had reached India in 2016 itself, and the first confirmed cases were reported from Ahmedabad, in Gujarat. 

As reported earlier, Ahmedabad has reported the first confirmed cases of the Zika virus in India. In its latest disease outbreak news dated May 26, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed three cases of Zika virus from Ahmedabad, including a pregnant lady tested this January.


All the three cases had been confirmed by the