Kanpur reported first the case of Zika on 23 October, when an Indian Air Force officer had tested positive

Zika virus is spread through the bite of an infected Aedes species of mosquito, which bites during the day. 

To check the spread of the disease, health teams are undertaking sanitisation programmes, including anti-larvae spraying and identifying fever patients, screening seriously ill people, and pregnant women.

Seventeen children and one pregnant women were among those who have tested positive.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had on Saturday released detailed guidelines on the spread of Zika virus in the state

Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that spreads through the bite of an infected Aedes species of mosquito, which bites during the day.

The government has also set up an integrated command centre to combat the spread of the mosquito-borne disease. 

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. As 10 new cases of Zika virus were reported in Kanpur on Sunday, the total tally of cases of the mosquito-borne disease in Uttar Pradesh's district stands at 89, Chief medical officer of Kanpur City, Dr Nepal Singh said. India News | Kanpur: 10 More Test Positive for Zika Virus, Tally Reaches 89.

Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that spreads through the bite of an infected Aedes species of mosquito, which bites during the day. Symptoms of this disease are mild fever, rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle, and joint pain, and headache.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh said on Monday that other than Kannauj and Kanpur, no case of Zika virus is reported in any other district of the state. India News | Apart from Kanpur, Kannauj, No Zika Virus Case Reported Elsewhere in State: UP Health Minister.

Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that spreads through the bite of an infected Aedes species of mosquito, which bites during the day.

The symptoms of infection are mild, but if a pregnant woman catches the virus, it can have a severe impact on the pregnancy as well as ythe unborn child. Some people infected with Zika virus have no symptoms. Usually symptoms occur between two to 14 days after a person is bitten by an infected mosquito and last about a week.

An outbreak of mosquito-borne Zika virus has been detected in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, with 89 people testing positive. Seventeen of them are children and one a pregnant woman. Those hit can get severe symptoms, including a rare neurological disorder.

The tally of confirmed cases of Zika virus in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur rose to 89 as 10 more people tested positive for the infection on Sunday.

Zika virus spreads through the bite of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which is also a carrier of Dengue and Chikungunya. Its most common symptoms are fever, body aches, rash, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise or headache. 

At least 89 people, including 17 children, have tested positive for the Zika virus in a surge of cases in the Indian city of Kanpur, its health department said on Monday.

According to reports, over 13 new cases of Zika virus were reported in Kanpur on Saturday.

People infected with with Zika virus should get plenty of bed rest, stay hydrated and get treatment with basic medicines. Here's all you need to know

LUCKNOW, Nov 8 — At least 89 people, including 17 children, have tested positive for the Zika virus in a surge of cases in the Indian city of Kanpur, its health department said today. First discovered in 1947, the mosquito-borne virus Zika virus reached epidemic proportions in Brazil in 2015,...

Thirty more people have tested positive for Zika virus in Kanpur, taking the total number of those infected in the district to 66

Over 90 cases reported from State; Delhi on alert

At least 89 people, including 17 children, have tested positive for Zika virus in a surge of cases in Indian city of Kanpur, its health department says