Zika virus detected in India, first three cases confirmed in Ahmedabad

India has detected its first cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, with three people, including a pregnant woman, reporting the infection in Ahmedabad, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Saturday.

The cases were reported from the Bapunagar area in the western city. The health ministry informed WHO about the cases on May 15. The first infection was detected in February last year, the second in November and the latest one this January.

The UN agency said the cases were picked up during random monitoring and surveillance at the BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad. The patients were a 64-year-old man, a



34-year-old new mother and a 22-year-old pregnant woman. There was no immediate information on the condition on the three or the then-unborn baby.