NEW DELHI: The Health Ministry on Saturday said there was no cause for worry after the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed three cases of mosquito-borne Zika virus in the country.The ministry said it was closely monitoring the individual cases, which includes a pregnant woman, reported in Gujarat 's Ahmedabad and that the situation was under control. "Only three Zika virus cases have been detected in around 50,000 tested and no mosquitoes are positive. "The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare - Government of India (MoHFW) reported a laboratory-confirmed case of Zika virus disease in Bapunagar area, Ahmedabad District, Gujarat, State, India," the global health body said.Corroborating the report, the health ministry assured that the outbreak had been contained and all due follow-up measures were being taken. The second case was a 34-year-old woman, who delivered a baby at BJMC in Ahmedabad on November 9 last year. People with Zika virus can have symptoms including mild fever, skin rash, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise or headache.

Source: Times of India May 27, 2017 17:17 UTC