Bangalore: The first case of the Zika virus has been reported in Karnataka. A five-year-old girl from Raichur district has tested positive for the Zika virus, state Health Minister K Sudhakar said. The report of the child has come positive. He said that the government is taking all precautionary measures. According to a lab report from Pune, a 5-year-old girl in Raichur, Karnataka, 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 fully prepared to deal with it. We have received a lab report from Pune regarding a confirmed case of Zika virus. The sample was taken on 5 December and the report came on 8 December. Three samples were sent, out of which two were negative and one positive, which is of a five-year-old girl. We are monitoring.' Talking to reporters, Sudhakar informed that a few months ago cases of Zika virus were found in Kerala, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

He said that this is the first confirmed case in Karnataka. It came to know when dengue and chikungunya tests were done. Usually, 10 percent of such samples are sent to Pune for testing, out of which it has turned positive. He further said that the government is taking precautions and necessary instructions have been given to health department officials for surveillance in Raichur and neighboring districts. They have been told that if they see a case of suspected infection in any hospital, then samples should be sent for the test for Zika virus.

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