According to the WHO statement, routine surveillance detected a laboratory-confirmed case of Zika virus disease through RT-PCR test at B J Medical College in Ahmedabad. A technical group tasked to monitor emerging and re-emerging diseases regularly reviewed the global situation on Zika virus disease. "The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has tested 34,233 human samples and 12,647 mosquito samples for the presence of Zika virus. "These findings suggest low level transmission of Zika virus and new cases may occur in the future," it said, while stressing on strengthening surveillance to better characterisethe intensity of the viral circulation and geographical spread and monitor Zika virus related complications. "Zika virus is known to be circulating in South East Asia Region and these findings do not change the global risk assessment.

Source: dna May 27, 2017 17:37 UTC