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Jaipur, October 22 : Six more people were tested positive for Zika virus in the Jaipur district of Rajasthan on Sunday, bringing the total number of such cases to 120, said a government official.
Rajasthan's Minister of Health, Kalicharan Saraf, told the media: "Up to now, 120 people have have been tested positive for #Zika Virus in the state of which 105 of them have been treated.A door-to-door survey is underway to track and know about the Zika virus. 19659004] [ The Zika epidemic in Rajasthan: all you need to know about this deadly virus ]
The Zika virus was found in mosquitoes collected from the Sindhi and Shastri camp Nagar, densely populated.
Most of the cases reported to Zika come from the Shastri Nagar region, where fogging activities and other anti-larval activities are ongoing.
According to the manager, more of a focus of lakhs were surveyed and adjoining areas and 330 teams were engaged to destroy mosquito larvae discovered during the investigation.
The disease is under the supervision of the Union's Ministry of Health, although it is no longer a public health emergency of international concern notified by WHO since 18 November, 2016.
From the last outbreak of the virus, the first case was reported on September 22, when an 85-year-old woman with no recent travel history was tested positive for the virus.
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Zika virus is a mosquito-transmitted infection. During pregnancy, the virus can cause birth defects called microcephaly – a condition characterized by lesions of the head and brain, badociated with other abnormalities such as blindness, deafness, seizures and dizziness. 39, other conbad anomalies.
Barré syndrome, form of temporary paralysis in the adult, related to other neurological complications.
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