The Zika virus disease, a mosquito-borne viral infection is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day.

Six more people tested positive for Zika virus in Rajasthan's Jaipur district, 105 have recovered after treatment.

The state health department also formed a five-member committee on Saturday to investigate, examine and track Zika virus disease in pregnant patients of first trimester.

After the outbreak of Zika virus in Rajasthan, the state government is leaving no stone unturned to take precautionary measures to control the disease from spreading.

The first case surfaced on September 22, when an 85-year-old woman with no recent travel history tested positive for the disease.

Zika is caused by the aedes aegypti mosquito, which also transmits dengue and chikungunya and breeds in open, stagnant water.

The first case had surfaced on September 22 when an 85-year-old woman with no travel history tested positive for the disease.

Blood samples of 450 people, including 168 pregnant women were taken for examining the presence of Zika virus and 29 of them were tested positive.