Zika risks giving a fever to the government of Gujarat

And the hard days continue for the government of Gujarat. Only recently has the state announced that Asian lions in and around the Gir Forest have died as a result of an infiighting that later turned out to be the Caries Virus (PCV) . This time, the government gave wings to the Zika virus and neglected its deadly strategy in Ahmedabad.

Senior Health Department Secretary and Health Commissioner Jayanti Ravi and Ahmedabad City Commissioner Vijay Nehra at a joint press conference in Gandhinagar on Friday, he revealed: "A positive case of Zika virus has been reported in Ahmedabad, and we received confirmation two hours ago."

The case that a woman was allegedly affected by the Zika virus was brought to the attention of the administration in early October, following her blood tests. However, the details were only made public when the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune reconfirmed it.

"We must follow the established methods prescribed by the World Health Organization (WHO); we have laboratories in Ahmedabad and other civilian hospitals, but the conclusion can only be made" 39, after confirmation of the NIV, "said the health commissioner.

"People should not panic because of the Zika virus problem, because it does not cause death, it causes an abnormality of fetal development in the fetus if a pregnant woman is infected during the first trimester of her life. This is not always the case, but chances are that the woman found Zika positive is cured and has been discharged from the hospital as well, "added Ravi.

A more surprising revelation came from Nehra when he said that his health team had only discovered 3 positive cases of malaria after screening of 1.5 lakh household in Amraiw. adi. It is known that Amraiwadi has many slums and shanty towns where hygiene is poor. In addition, the Commissioner himself contradicted his own statements when he stated that about 7 to 8% of households had been found with Aedes Aegypti larvae during the surveillance and that 235 cases of fever had been discovered during the personal screening of residents of the area.

there are guidelines for screening and surveillance within a radius of 1 km but we did it within a radius of 3 km covering 14 neighborhoods in the city and 7.5 people residing in 1, 5 lakh household in Amraiwadi. Zika. Only three positive cases of malaria were discovered during the year, "he said.