Zika virus has been reported in a patient in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Zika fever is a tropical disease, which is carried from person to person by mosquitoes and has been linked to birth defects in newborns.

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Zika virus is a mosquito-borne virus that causes fever, headache, skin rashes, joint and muscle pain in infected individuals.
Based on the symptoms, the hospital management sent his sample to Pune for examination. The report came on Saturday.
The Air Force Warrant Officer was suffering from fever for the past several days.
Ten teams have been set up to check the spread of virus.
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