Pune Doctor, His Teen Daughter Test Positive for Zika Virus Infection  

Pune: A 46-year-old doctor and his teenage daughter were found to be infected by Zika virus in Pune city of Maharashtra.

According to reports, their health condition is stable.

The doctor was admitted to a private hospital when he developed symptoms like fever and rashes. Test of his blood samples at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) on June 21, confirmed that he tested positive for Zika virus infection.

After he tested positive, the blood samples of his five family members were collected and sent for analysis. It was found that his 15-year-old daughter was also infected by the Zika virus.

The Zika virus disease is transmitted through the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. The virus was first identified in Uganda in 1947.

After these two cases were reported in the city, the Pune Mumnipal Corporation has started taking precautionary steps like fogging and fumigation to curb the breeding of mosquitoes.

Zika does not lead to serious complications in general, but in case a pregnant woman gets infected, it may cause microcephaly in the foetus.