New Delhi: An Indian Council for Medical Research – National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV) study suggests that there is a need for active human and entomological surveillance of the Zika virus across the country to mitigate future outbreaks.
The first report of the Zika virus spread in Kerala was released by ICMR NIV Pune.
The report stated that the Zika virus cases in Kerala last year had no travel history and were linked to its circulation in the community.
“The cases had no travel history within the last one month. Apparently, none of the family members of the cases had a similar clinical presentation. The cases which were sporadically reported during this period probably suggest circulation of the ZIKV in the community as well.”
The study also suggests the need for active human and entomological surveillance of Zika in other parts of the country as well.
“The finding of the study suggests the inclusion of arboviral disease in testing algorithms. In…