India Warns of Zika Virus Spread after Finding 14 Cases in Kerala

KERALA – Health authorities in Kerala state, India , declared alert status in all districts after identifying 14 cases of Zika virus.

Kerala Health Minister Veena George confirmed Zika infection in Trivandrum district now called Thiruvananthapuram.

India reported an outbreak of Zika in the western state of Gujarat in 2016-17.

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The mosquito-borne virus has been linked to brain shrinkage in children and a rare autoimmune disease called Guillain-Barre syndrome.

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