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NEW DELHI, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) – The spread of the Zika virus has been brought under control in the state of Rajasthan, in western India, confirmed Saturday the state minister. Health, Kalicharan Saraf.
S addressing Xinhua on the phone from Jaipur, state capital, Saraf said: "So far, no deaths have been caused by the Zika virus, and the 136 patients affected by the Zika virus have been treated and are doing well now. "
He added that medical facilities were not lacking in this state and that the necessary precautions were taken to stop the spread of the virus.
The state health minister on Wednesday visited areas affected by Zika in the Shastri Nagar region of Jaipur and reviewed the initiatives taken by health officials to halt the spread of the virus, according to local media.
Later, the minister told the media that the situation was under control in the city.
"There are enough drugs available … Samples of people with fever or Zika virus symptoms are sent to the SMS hospital for further testing." The Ministry of Health guidelines are respected, "he said.
Zika virus disease is transmitted by active Aedes mosquitoes during the day. Symptoms include fever, rash, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, and headache.
This is the third Zika virus outbreak in India since January 2017.
The first Zika outbreak was reported in India in January 2017 in the state of Gujarat, in the west of the country, and the second in the state of Tamil Nadu in the south of the country. , in July 2017. Both homes have been mastered.
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