First Zika virus case reported in U.P

• First case of Zika Virus was reported from Kanpur in the state of Uttar Pradesh on October 24, 2021.

• Zika virus is a member of the Flaviviridae virus family. 

• It is spread by daytime-active called named “Aedes mosquitoes” like A. aegypti and A. albopictus. 

• The name of the virus comes from “Zika Forest of Uganda” where it was first isolated in 1947. Zika virus shares a genus with dengue, Japanese encephalitis, yellow fever, and West Nile viruses.