The first case of Zika virus in Karnataka has emerged. A five-year-old girl from Raichur district was infected with the Zika virus and has tested positive, said health minister K Sudhakar. He added that the government was taking all precautionary measures.
According to the lab report from Pune, a 5-year-old girl in Karnataka’s Raichur tested positive for the Zika virus and has been advised to take precautionary measures.
Minister Sudhakar said, “This is the first case in the state and the government is monitoring the situation very carefully. Our department is well prepared to handle it.”
