The Wire Staff 
New Delhi: The World Health Organization has noted that 151 Zika virus disease cases were reported from three states in India last year, and that until December 31, 2024, there is no report of its connection with the Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Maharashtra reported a cumulative total of 140 Zika virus cases through the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, WHO said. This is the highest since 2021 compared with respectively one, three and 18 Zika cases reported in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Additionally, Karnataka and Gujarat reported 10 and one cases, respectively, in 2024.
Among the 140 cases, the majority (125 cases) were reported from Pune district, 11 from Ahmednagar district, and one case from each of Kolhapur, Sangli and Solapur districts and Mumbai suburban area. Additionally, Karnataka reported 10 cases in 2024, with seven reported from Bengaluru urban district and three from Shivamogga district. Gujarat’s one Zika case was in the Gandhinagar Corporation.