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New cases of Zika virus were detected Saturday in Jaipur, bringing to 55 the total number of people infected, said an official of the Department of Health of Rajasthan.
The figure was released by the department at the conclusion of an examination meeting chaired by Senior Secretary (Medicine and Health), Veenu Gupta.
The manager said that of the total number of patients, 38 are doing well after treatment. Officials from the Ministry of Health of the Union said that a team from the National Institute for Malaria Research (NIMR) had collected new mosquito samples from different parts of Jaipur.
The Rajput Hostel Station Road was quarantined from Friday night after six students were found to be positive at the zika. Two police officers were deployed outside the door to prevent students from going out.
With the central bus station of Camp Sindhi located just 300 meters from the Rajput Youth Hostel, the risk of spreading infection from the hostel remains high. "That's the reason we quarantined Rajput Hostel.
Thousands of people are moving from Sindhi camp to different parts of the state and outside of it, and we do not want to risk the spread of Zika virus disease, "said one manager asking for anonymity.
All students and hostel staff are under surveillance, said Dr. VK Mathur, director of public health.
Thirty-eight, including pregnant women, have recovered and six are being held in an isolation ward at the Heera Bagh Health and Family Protection Training Center in Jaipur.
This virus, which spreads through the bite of an infected aedes aegypti mosquito that breeds in clean water, can prove to be dangerous for pregnant women, as early as the first trimester because it exposes the fetus at a risk of microcephaly, a birth defect in which the child's head is smaller than normal.
"Six students with Zika virus have been isolated at the Heera Bagh Family Health and Welfare Training Center in Jaipur.
"We are not infected, but we still have no right to leave the hostel, but what about the people who enter the hostel? Will not they be affected by the entrance to the hostel? Said Sandeep Singh, 23, who does her LLB.
First publication: October 13, 2018 23:17 IST
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