An outbreak of Zika virus in western India in the metropolis of Pune in the monsoon of 2024
The ZIKV strain associated with the present outbreak did not have mutations linked with microcephaly; but had mutations linked with enhanced transmission. Symptoms such as thrombocytopenia; bleeding manifestations; retro-orbital-pain; in a small subset of patients were unique; which were not reported in previous outbreaks in India. The findings highlight the urgent need for enhanced surveillance to plan strategies for public health measures to control the disease spread. Study highlights the need for monitoring the mutations and follow up of ZIKV infected pregnant women and their children to confirm absence of congenital anomalies.
Authors
- Gajanan Sapkal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9283-8860)
- Shankar Vidhate
- Supriya Hundekar
- Kavita S. Lole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6131-2268)
- Rashmi Gunjikar
- Kajal Jarande
- Nitali Tadkalkar
- R. Roy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0729-3849)
- Rashi Srivastava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2552-3049)
- Sanjay T. Parmar
- Ashwini Ramdasi
- Kirtee Khutwad
- Asha Salunke
- Gururaj Rao Deshpande
- P Shinde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5835-3008)
- Jose Antony Jenish
- Pooja Pawara
- Nidhi Daga
- Manjusha Gopale
Institutions
- ICMR-National Institute of Virology (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection and Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2025.102720
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 15.03
Funders
- Indian Council of Medical Research
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- Department of Health Research, India