: Zika virus: 10 cases recorded in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district #IndiaNEWS Six patients tested positive for Zika virus in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district, ANI reported on Sunday. The tally of

Zika virus: 10 cases recorded in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district #IndiaNEWS
Six patients tested positive for Zika virus in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district, ANI reported on Sunday. The tally of cases in the state rose to 10, according to Kanpur’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Nepal Singh.Among the 10 cases, three patients are Indian Air Force personnel and the remaining seven are all civilians, according to the Hindustan Times. The patients will remain under supervision for 14 days. The Zika virus is transmitted primarily by the Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day, according to the World Health Organization. It can also be sexually transmitted. Symptoms of the infection include fever, rashes, headache and joint pain.The Kanpur chief medical officer added that the area within the three-kilometre radius of a patient’s location will be screened.An unidentified official told Scroll.in that a pregnant woman is among the 10 patients. “She is being monitored. A gynaecologist visited her from Delhi to assess her medical parameters,??? the official added.An official from the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme said that at least 600 samples of close contacts of the 10 Zika patients have been sent to King George’s Medical University for testing.A team from the central government has also collected samples from Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes in Kanpur. The virus from these mosquitoes will be isolated and tested in the National Institute...Read more

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