
Zika virus is a mosquito borne disease that affects pregnant women and their foetus the most. No vaccine against Zika virus has been developed yet and given the ongoing research, a cure or vaccine to treat the Zika virus remains years away. During the sudden Zika virus outbreak in 2016, there was a rapid increase in the use of POCT diagnostic tests. POCT or point of care test, does not require any laboratory setup. Any tests including RT-PCR, serology IgG/IgM Antibody detection, ELISA that may be performed without any laboratory setup can be considered as point-of-care tests. POCT tests can be performed in high risk settings, which include cases that display severe symptoms of Zika virus such as rashes in pregnancy along with fever, conjunctivitis, and muscle pain.