A Brief Colonial History Of Ceylon(SriLanka)
Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Sunday, May 28, 2017
WHO says India reports cases of Zika virus
FILE PHOTO: Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen inside Oxitec laboratory in Campinas, Brazil, on February 2, 2016. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker/File Photo
India has reported cases of the Zika virus, the World Health
Organization said, adding that efforts should be made to strengthen
surveillance.
The WHO said that on May 15 India's health ministry reported three
confirmed cases from the western state of Gujarat. Cases were detected
during testing in February and November last year, while one was
detected in January this year, according to the statement, which was
released on Friday but did not gain public attention until Saturday.
A federal health ministry official said states were following standard
protocols and there was "nothing to worry" about. The ministry had in
March cited one confirmed case of Zika - from January of this year in
Gujarat - while answering a question in India's parliament.
"These findings suggest low level transmission of Zika virus and new
cases may occur in the future," the WHO said in the statement on its
website.
"Zika virus is known to be circulating in South-East Asia Region and these findings do not change the global risk assessment."
In its most recent outbreak, Zika, which is mainly a mosquito-borne
disease, was identified in Brazil in 2015 and has been spreading
globally.
When the virus infects a pregnant woman, it can cause a variety of birth
defects including microcephaly, where the baby's head is abnormally
small.
(Reporting by Aditya Kalra; Editing by Tom Lasseter and Andrew Bolton)