India has reported three cases of the Zika virus for the first time, including two pregnant women who delivered healthy babies. (Felipe Dana, File/Associated Press)NEW DELHI — India has reported its first three cases of the Zika virus, including two pregnant women who delivered healthy babies. The WHO said the three were the first cases of Zika virus infections from India and provided evidence on the presence of the virus in the country. "These findings suggest low level transmission of Zika virus and new cases may occur in the future," it said. FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2016, file photo, an Aedes aegypti mosquito known to carry the Zika virus, is photographed through a microscope at the Fiocruz institute in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil.
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That none of the three Zika-infected adults or their spouses or relatives had travelled to any country with Zika virus transmission indicates that the virus was transmitted within India. While the bite of an infected A. aegypti is the main route of Zika virus transmission, it can also be sexually transmitted from an infected man. Secrecy about Zika outbreaks, even if seen only in isolated cases, can lead to a public health disaster. Information regarding the cases came to light when the WHO posted the information on its website on May 26. more-inThe surveillance system put in place by the Health Ministry succeeded in identifying three adults infected with the Zika virus between November 2016 and February 2017 in Gujarat.collected by :Lucy William
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