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Zika virus cases in Kerala rise to 48 after two more test positive The state has four active cases at present. The number of Zika virus cases in Kerala rose to 48 on Sunday as two more people tested positive for the infection, ANI reported, quoting Health Minister Veena George. Both the cases were reported from the capital Thiruvananthapuram, according to PTI. One patient is 27-year-old, while the other is 37. Their tests were done at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College’s virology lab. The patients are in stable condition, PTI reported, citing a statement from the Kerala government. The Zika virus is transmitted primarily by the Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day, as per the World Health Organization. It can also be sexually transmitted. Symptoms of the infection include fever, rashes, headache and joint pain.

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