In 2013, the first zika virus outbreak was reported in the Marquesas Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. (File Photo) In 2013, the first zika virus outbreak was reported in the Marquesas Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. The director of NIV, Dr Devendra Mourya, told The Indian Express, this study has shown that Indian mosquitoes pick up the ZIKV in a natural way. The mosquitoes were experimentally infected with zika virus (African Strain MR-766) through the oral-feeding route, which is the natural mode by which mosquitoes get the virus. In 2013, the first zika virus outbreak was reported in the Marquesas Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean.

Source: Indian Express April 15, 2018 19:18 UTC