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Jaipur: 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.
On Friday, the authorities had reported 50 cases of the virus so far.
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The Zika virus was found in mosquitoes collected in Sindhi camp and some mosquitoes collected in Shastri Nagar, a densely populated city, had already been found to harbor the virus, suggesting that they are at the same time. 39, origin of the spread of infection.
Of the total number of patients, at least 11 are pregnant women, ministry officials said.
The first case surfaced on September 22 when an 85-year-old woman with no travel history had been tested positive for the disease.
Misting activities and other anti-larval activities are underway in the Shastri Nagar area to prevent the spread of the virus.
At a review meeting held on Friday, measures taken to contain the situation were discussed. The department also issued a notice asking pregnant women residing outside Shastri Nagar not to visit the area.
A control room has been activated at the National Center for Disease Control to monitor the situation.
The number of surveillance teams in Jaipur has increased from 50 to 170 and a special isolation ward has been established at the Hira Bagh Training Center to treat patients with Zika virus.
The Government of Rajasthan has received information, education and communication (IEC) materials aimed at raising public awareness of the Zika virus and prevention strategies.
The virus, transmitted by the mosquito aedes aegypti, causes fever, rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pains. It is harmful for pregnant women because it can result in microcephaly, a condition in which the head of a baby is significantly smaller than expected, in the newborn.
In India, the first outbreak was reported in Ahmedabad in January 2017 and the second in Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, in July of that year. Both of these outbreaks were controlled by intensive surveillance and vector management, the ministry said.
The disease continues to be monitored by the Ministry of Health of the Union, although it is no longer a public health emergency of international concern reported by WHO since November 18. 2016.
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