Zika believed to have reached Indonesia in early 2015

A worker spraying insecticide for mosquitos at a village in Bangkok, Thailand, January 13, 2016. - Reuters

JAKARTA: At least one person in Jambi, central Sumatra, has been found to be infected with the Zika virus since 2015, according to a researcher.  

The virus was discovered during a dengue outbreak that hit the province from December 2014 to April 2015, Eijkman Biological Molecular Institute deputy director Herawati Sudoyo was reported as saying by news website kompas.com on Friday.