<p>Pune: A 55-year-old woman has been detected with <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/zika-virus">Zika virus</a> infection in Pune, taking the number of cases to seven, health officials said on Tuesday.</p><p>The city had on Monday reported six cases of the infection, and two of the patients were pregnant women.</p><p>In the latest case, a woman from Dahanukar colony in Kothrud developed rashes and suffered from joint pains. Her reports came positive for Zika virus on Monday, an official from the Pune Municipal Corporation said.</p><p>The woman's health is good, and there was no need for hospitalisation, he said.</p>.Health insurance for monsoon-related Illnesses: What you need to know.<p>Two pregnant women aged 28 and 35 are among seven cases in the city.</p><p>Zika virus in pregnant women may cause microcephaly (a condition in which the head is significantly smaller due to abnormal brain development) in the foetus.</p><p>The first case of Zika virus was reported at Erandwane, where a 46-year-old doctor's report came back positive. His 15-year-old daughter also tested positive for the infection, officials said.</p><p>Zika virus gets transmitted through the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito, which is also known to transmit infections like dengue and chikungunya.</p><p>The Pune Municipal Corporation's health department is conducting surveillance. As a precautionary measure, it is undertaking fogging and fumigation to curb the breeding of mosquitoes, they said.</p>
<p>Pune: A 55-year-old woman has been detected with <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/zika-virus">Zika virus</a> infection in Pune, taking the number of cases to seven, health officials said on Tuesday.</p><p>The city had on Monday reported six cases of the infection, and two of the patients were pregnant women.</p><p>In the latest case, a woman from Dahanukar colony in Kothrud developed rashes and suffered from joint pains. Her reports came positive for Zika virus on Monday, an official from the Pune Municipal Corporation said.</p><p>The woman's health is good, and there was no need for hospitalisation, he said.</p>.Health insurance for monsoon-related Illnesses: What you need to know.<p>Two pregnant women aged 28 and 35 are among seven cases in the city.</p><p>Zika virus in pregnant women may cause microcephaly (a condition in which the head is significantly smaller due to abnormal brain development) in the foetus.</p><p>The first case of Zika virus was reported at Erandwane, where a 46-year-old doctor's report came back positive. His 15-year-old daughter also tested positive for the infection, officials said.</p><p>Zika virus gets transmitted through the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito, which is also known to transmit infections like dengue and chikungunya.</p><p>The Pune Municipal Corporation's health department is conducting surveillance. As a precautionary measure, it is undertaking fogging and fumigation to curb the breeding of mosquitoes, they said.</p>