Three more Zika virus cases reported in Kerala

Three more persons in Kerala were found to be infected with Zika virus, taking the total infected so far to 18.

Among the fresh cases include a child who is less than two years old.

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Health department sources said that the condition of all infected was normal. Most of the infected were health workers of a private hospital in the city.

Health Minister Veena George said the government has arranged testing facilities at Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur and Kozhikode Medical colleges and also at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) unit at Alappuzha.

"A 22-month-old toddler was found infected. A 46-year-old man and a 29-year-old health worker have also been found infected. We have 18 confirmed cases of infection in the state," she said in a release.

A central government team is in the state to review the Zika virus situation. The state also received 2,100 test kits.