A five-year-old girl was discovered to have the Zika virus, making her the first person in the coastal state to do so, prompting authorities in southern India's Karnataka state to issue an alarm.
The toddler tested positive on December 8 and is a Kolicamp inhabitant of Raichur district.
According to the World Health Organization, Aedes mosquitoes, which often bite during the day, are the main vectors of Zika.
According to the international health organisation, symptoms include rash, headaches, fever, conjunctivitis, and muscle and joint pain.
There is no specific medication or vaccination that can be used to treat the infection, and the symptoms often continue for two to seven days.
A three-person central team assembled by the state's authorities went to the area on Tuesday to assess the situation and make recommendations for how to stop the virus' spread.
They are also investigating the child's past travel patterns.
According to Health Minister K Sudhakar, the government is taking all necessary measures to stop the virus's spread.
"This is the first instance in the state, and the government is closely observing the development. He said, "Our department is ready to handle it.
In Uganda, the Zika virus was originally discovered in monkeys in 1947.
In Africa, South East Asia, and the Pacific Islands, there have been additional outbreaks since the first human case was discovered in Nigeria in 1954.
In 2015, the virus quickly spread throughout Brazil. The first confirmed cases in India were reported in western Gujarat in 2016.
Since then, it has reported incidences of the virus every year. In a district in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, in November of last year, at least 89 people, including 17 children, tested positive.
In July 2021, Kerala, a neighbouring state, discovered at least 15 cases of the virus, including one in a pregnant woman.
A man, 67, was found to be infected with the virus in Pune in neighbouring Maharashtra state early this month.
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