"aedes-aegypti"

It is a fact that Telangana State is among several Indian states to report Zika positive cases in 2022-21, during the height of Covid-19 pandemic.

Dengue virus from the genus flavivirus causes dengue fever in humans and is spread from a bite of an infected female Aedes aegypti mosquito.

The standing water from heavy rains, overflowing reservoirs and rivers tend to create breeding sites for mosquitoes