India: 2018: India's largest ever outbreak of Zika in Rajasthan; Case reported from Gujarat, Cases confirmed in Madhya Pradesh

[Ronan Kelly]

Zika Virus Resurfaces in India: 85-Year-Old Tests Positive; Recovers ? AFP 2018 / MARVIN RECINOS
ASIA & PACIFIC
17:36 24.09.2018(updated 18:17 24.09.2018)
Officials of a medical college in India?s western state of Rajasthan have revealed that an octogenarian lady was tested positive for Zika virus infection, but was sent home after symptoms improved. There has been no confirmation, though, on whether other suspected cases are being monitored.

In a fresh case of Zika infection, an 85-year-old woman in the Indian state of Rajasthan, which is a popular tourist destination, has tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus. The hospital administration has alerted the government on the spotting of the virus and steps are being taken to contain its spread.

The resurfacing of the virus in India was reported by Indian news agency PTI on Sunday, quoting the Sawai Man Singh (SMS) hospital administration in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Officials of the medical college have not given any further details on the possibility of any more cases of the virus infection.
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https://sputniknews.com/asia/201809241068289838-zika-virus-resurfaces-india/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Zika virus: Rajasthan health minister asks officials to keep watch, cancels their leaves
After the first case of zika virus infection was confirmed in Jaipur and a spurt in seasonal diseases, health minister Kali Charan Saraf called a meeting to review the status of seasonal diseases on Monday
JAIPUR Updated: Sep 25, 2018 06:18 IST
HT Correspondent

Hindustan Times, Jaipur
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A female Aedes aegypti mosquito, known to be a carrier of the Zika virus, acquires a blood meal on the arm of a researcher at the Biomedical Sciences Institute of Sao Paulo University in Sao Paulo, Brazil.(AP File Photo)
After the first case of zika virus infection was confirmed in Jaipur and a spurt in seasonal diseases, health minister Kali Charan Saraf called a meeting to review the status of seasonal diseases on Monday.

He directed the department officials to keep a watch on seasonal diseases and cancelled leaves of all medical personnel across the state. The meeting was held at the State Institute of Health and Family Welfare, which was attended by the officials of the health department, medical education department, Jaipur Municipal Corporation and animal husbandry department.

There have been 1,539 cases of swine flu and 152 deaths between January 1 and September 23. Also, 2406 cases of dengue cases, 3056 cases of malaria, 147 cases of chikungunya and 832 cases of scrub typhus have been confirmed.
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https://www.hindustantimes.com/jaip...heir-leaves/story-vrPmZG1qSQ4Fqf6oFjPgDJ.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Published Date: 2018-10-04 01:28:07
Subject: PRO/SOAS> Zika Virus - India (02): Rajasthan
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A 17-year-old boy of Shastri Nagar area in Jaipur district has tested positive for Zika virus, said Dr VK Mathur, director of the public health department. This is the 2nd positive case of Zika virus in the area in less than a fortnight. The 1st case was reported on [21 Sep 2018].

"We sent samples of suspected cases to the National Institute of Virology [NIV], Pune, and one of them has tested positive for Zika," Dr Mathur said. The confirmation from the NIV came on [Mon 1 Oct 2018] evening, he added.

Sawai Man Singh Medical College principal Dr US Agarwal said 8 more samples of suspected cases have been sent to the NIV Pune, and the results are awaited.

Six Zika cases have been confirmed in India to date by the Union health ministry surveillance network: 3 from Gujarat in 2017, one from Tamil Nadu in February 2018, and 2 from Rajasthan in September this year [2018].

Zika surveillance was set up in 2016, when the World Health Organization declared Zika an outbreak.

"There is a high-level team of experts on the ground monitoring the situation closely. These cases were mild infections and recovered on their own. There has been no case of microcephaly reported due to Zika so far anywhere from the country," said a senior health ministry official, requesting anonymity.

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[Given another case detection, physicians in the affected district need to consider Zika virus in patients with compatible symptoms, particularly in pregnant women who are at risk of Zika associated complications including preterm birth, miscarriage and microcephaly in newborns. Adults and children are also at increased risk for Zika-associated neurological complications, including Guillain-Barre syndrome, neuropathy and myelitis (http://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/zika-virus).

According to the latest WHO Zika virus classification, India falls into Category 2, which is an area either with evidence of virus circulation before 2015 or area with ongoing transmission that is no longer in the new or re-introduction phase but where there is no evidence of interruption (http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/...d=13074C8DFD3623127D71615C404B7B05?sequence=1). The national guidelines for Zika virus disease are available at https://mohfw.gov.in/media/disease-alerts/national-guidelines-zika-virus-disease.

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[Ronan Kelly]

7 confirmed cases from Shastri Nagar including 3 pregnant women. Results of 13 more tests awaited.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...l-from-shastri-nagar/articleshow/66062200.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Zika virus alert for Bihar after Siwan youth in Jaipur tests positive
Bihar has sounded an alert for Zika virus and issued an advisory to all its 38 districts.
INDIA Updated: Oct 07, 2018 21:24 IST
Ruchir Kumar
Hindustan Times, Patna

The Centre on Sunday sounded an alert to Bihar after a youth from Siwan, studying in Jaipur, tested positive for Zika virus.

The youth, Pankaj Chourasia, 22, a student of computer science in Jaipur, tested positive for the virus recently. He was in Siwan between August 28 and September 12 to appear for an examination.

?We have come to know that the disease was contracted from the same district in Rajasthan (Jaipur) and not Bihar. The disease has not spread to another state,? said a senior official from the health ministry, on condition of anonymity.
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https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...ts-positive/story-RnDc1i8poBjI3Y3B0kf1MJ.html

High-level central team surveys Zika-infected areas in Jaipur
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Amit Bhatt

Updated: Oct 7, 2018, 05:40 AM IST
A high-level team from the Centre, dispatched to Jaipur in the wake of recent cases of Zika found there, visited the area where the infection was first detected on September 21. The four-member team is on a five-day visit, their date of arrival coincided with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state.

On Saturday, the team first went to Shastri Nagar, where a pregnant woman was the first person to be detected with the infection. The team then split into two to visit Bharatpur and Dausa districts. Since September 22, 15 laboratory-confirmed cases have been found by state Health department teams.
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https://www.dnaindia.com/india/repo...surveys-zika-infected-areas-in-jaipur-2672433

 

[Ronan Kelly]

The number of positive cases has increased to 22.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...ositive-in-rajasthan/articleshow/66126908.cms

 

[Pathfinder]

Rajasthan: 29 people test positive in biggest Zika outbreak in history of India

According to the officials, the first case of Zika Virus was reported on September 23, following which tests by the authorities established traces of the virus in the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes on September 26.

Written by Deep Mukherjee | Jaipur | Published: October 9, 2018 3:02:42 pm
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?Twenty nine people have tested positive so far for Zika virus and all the cases are from Jaipur?s Shahstri Nagar area. Around 450 samples have been sent for testing of which 160 are of pregnant ladies,? said Veenu Gupta, additional chief secretary, Medical & Health and Family Welfare Department, Rajasthan.

She added that among the 29 people tested positive, three are women, who were expecting children, and one gave birth on Monday night.
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https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/jaipur/rajasthan-jaipur-zika-virus-outbreak-5393729/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Zika Virus Found in Mosquitoes from Shastri Nagar in Jaipur, Number of Cases Rises to 32
At least 32 people, including three pregnant women, have tested positive for Zika in Jaipur and the health ministry has said the outbreak was under control.
PTIUpdated:October 10, 2018, 11:50 PM IST

New Delhi: Zika virus has been found in some mosquitoes taken as samples from Shastri Nagar in Jaipur, leading to suspicion they are behind the infection, experts said Wednesday, as the number of Zika patients in the area rose to 32.

Dr Neena Valecha, director of National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR), said the virus appears to be locally transmitted.
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https://www.news18.com/news/india/z...ipur-number-of-cases-rises-to-32-1905285.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Zika cases rise to 80 in Rajasthan: Here?s all you need to know
State government has stepped up surveillance and awareness activities and is working along with local authorities to strengthen efforts in vector control
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The Union Health Ministry on October 16 directed the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to monitor Zika cases on a daily basis, while urging the people not to panic.

The move comes at a time when the number of people infected with the Zika virus rose to 80 in Rajasthan in what is being called the country's largest Zika outbreak.
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https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/t...sthan-heres-all-you-need-to-know-3053961.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Zika cases rise to 109 in Rajasthan
PTI JAIPUR, OCTOBER 19, 2018 19:19 IST
UPDATED: OCTOBER 19, 2018 19:19 IST


According to a spokesperson of the State Medical and Health Department, the nine new cases confirmed were from Jaipur.
The number of people infected with the Zika virus rose to 109 in Rajasthan on October 19.

According to a spokesperson of the State Medical and Health Department, the nine new cases confirmed were from Jaipur.

However, 91 Zika virus infected patients are healthy now after treatment, the spokesperson said, adding the department is making all efforts to contain mosquito larvae in the affected area. Most of the cases have been reported from densely populated Shastri Nagar locality of the State capital.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/natio...-rise-to-109-in-rajasthan/article25264100.ece

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Zika cases rise to 117 in Rajasthan
Press Trust of India JAIPUR, OCTOBER 21, 2018 00:00 IST
UPDATED: OCTOBER 21, 2018 04:33 IST

Eight new cases of Zika virus were detected in Jaipur on Saturday, taking the total number of infected people to 117, a Rajasthan health department spokesperson said.

Out of the total 117 patients, 98 have recovered after treatment, he said.

The State health department also formed a five-member committee on Saturday to investigate, examine and track Zika virus disease in pregnant patients. The committee will submit the report to the director public health from time to time, an order said.

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https://www.thehindu.com/todays-pap...-rise-to-117-in-rajasthan/article25276356.ece

Six new Zika cases in Rajasthan; total 123
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[Ronan Kelly]

Zika Outbreak Spreads To Gujarat, Woman Tests Positive In Ahmedabad
Health authorities in Rajasthan have detected 147 cases of Zika since September, officials say.
All India | Agence France-Presse | Updated: October 28, 2018 20:49 IST


NEW DELHI: Zika outbreak is spreading in the country, with officials saying Sunday that the mosquito-borne virus has been detected in Gujarat after nearly 150 cases were reported this year in neighbouring Rajasthan.
Health authorities in Gujarat said a woman tested positive for Zika and was treated at a state hospital in Ahmedabad, the first confirmed case outside Rajasthan this year.
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The first Zika cases in India were reported in January 2017 in Gujarat but the latest case is the first in the state this year.
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Zika was also detected in Tamil Nadu in July 2017.
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https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/zik...gujarat-1-tests-positive-in-ahmedabad-1938919

 

[Ronan Kelly]

50 pregnant women in Jaipur test positive for Zika ? but India lacks protocol to monitor them
Zika infections in pregnant women can lead to birth defects in babies. India?s guidelines on Zika are silent on how to tackle this.
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Since September 23, 140 people have tested positive for Zika in the capital of Rajasthan. Fifty of them are pregnant women like Farhana. It is unclear how many of them know about their infection and the associated risks.

The World Health Organisation recommends ultrasound scans at around 18-20 weeks of pregnancy for Zika positive pregnant women to detect microcephaly in the foetus. It also recommends screening the babies born to them for microcephaly and other birth defects, and tracking their health for two years to identify developmental delays and other neurological abnormalities.


While India?s Union health ministry released national guidelines in February 2016, on surveillance, response and risk communication in case of a Zika outbreak, the document is silent on how pregnant women should be monitored and counselled.
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https://scroll.in/pulse/900146/50-p...zika-but-india-lacks-protocol-to-monitor-them

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Centre sends health experts to Madhya Pradesh to verify reports of Zika infection
Zika outbreaks have been reported in Rajasthan and Gujarat in recent weeks.

The Union Health Ministry has sent a team of experts to Madhya Pradesh to verify reports of Zika virus cases in the state, PTI reported on Thursday. A team from the National Centre for Disease Control and the Emergency Medical Response was dispatched after local authorities said three people had tested positive for the virus, an unidentified official said.

The development comes on the heels of the virus being detected in Rajasthan and Gujarat. According to PTI, 153 people in Rajasthan are infected with Zika. Fifty of them are pregnant women. Zika infection can lead to birth abnormalities in babies born to pregnant women.
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https://scroll.in/latest/900564/cen...a-pradesh-to-verify-reports-of-zika-infection

Health Ministry sends team to Madhya Pradesh after zika alert

By: PTI | New Delhi | Published: November 1, 2018 7:30:47 pm
Health Ministry sends team to Madhya Pradesh after zika alert

In India, the first outbreak of Zika virus was reported in Ahmedabad in January 2017 and the second in Tamil Nadu?s Krishnagiri district in July that year.
After Jaipur and Ahmedabad, the Union Health Ministry has now sent a team of experts to Madhya Pradesh to confirm and verify reports of Zika virus cases in the state.

A central team comprising of experts from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Emergency Medical Response (EMR) have gone to the state following information about three persons being detected with Zika virus, a Health Ministry official said.

?The team will verify the facts and if the information is true, it will assist the Madhya Pradesh government to replicate the measures and action plan, implemented in Jaipur and Ahmedabad, there, to prevent any possible outbreak of Zika,? he said.
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https://indianexpress.com/article/i...m-to-madhya-pradesh-after-zika-alert-5429915/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Zika Virus strain that causes microcephaly not found in Rajasthan: ICMR
By Tehelka Web Desk - November 3, 201813


Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) under the Department of Health Research has sequenced 5 Zika virus strains collected at different time points of the Jaipur outbreak. Advanced molecular studies of Zika virus strains suggest that the known mutations linked to fetal microcephaly and high transmissibility of Zika virus in Aedes mosquitoes are not present in the current Zika virus strain that has affected Rajasthan.

However, the Government is maintaining a high vigil of the possibility of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women exposed to Zika virus as the strain may mutate in future or some other unknown factors may play a role in microcephaly or other birth defects.

The Health Ministry is reviewing the situation on a daily basis. Around 2000 samples were tested for Zika virus, of which 159 positive cases have been confirmed.
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http://tehelka.com/zika-virus-strain-that-causes-microcephaly-not-found-in-rajasthan-icmr/

Madhya Pradesh sees 3 more Zika cases, second outbreak in 2 months
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Three cases of Zika virus were confirmed in Madhya Pradesh by the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, on Friday, taking the total cases in India?s biggest outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease to 163.

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The three cases were confirmed in Bhopal, Vidisha and Sehore districts in Madhya Pradesh, within two months of an 85-year-old woman testing positive on September 21 in Jaipur, where the virus infected 160 people. A joint team of experts from the Union health ministry?s emergency medical response wing and Delhi-based National Centre for Disease Control is investigating if the disease spread to Madhya Pradesh from Rajasthan or whether there are other sources of infection.
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https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/news...nd-outbreak-in-2-months/ar-BBPgyrz?li=AAggbRN

Zika virus surfaces in MP; massive containment exercise launched
Around 2.8 lakh people to be surveyed by 165 teams
M. Poornima M. Poornima November 3, 2018 1 minute read

Bhopal: After detection of three cases of Zika virus in Madhya Pradesh, around 2.8 lakh people of 18 wards of Bhopal would be covered in the extensive door-to-door surveys of the health department.
Every house in the radius of 3 km from Char Imli area of the city would be covered under the survey. The step has been taken after a 13-year-old child residing in Char Imli area tested positive for Zika virus.

Similar surveys would be conducted in Sironj town of Vidisha district and Gopalpur area of Sehore district, as a 1.5-month-old and a 3-month-old, respectively have been diagnosed with the virus at those places. This is the first time that Zika virus cases have been detected in Madhya Pradesh
The virus has been detected in MP for the first time
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https://dbpost.com/zika-virus-surfaces-in-mp-massive-containment-exercise-launched/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh / Jika fever death suspected patient, test report of 70 patients still pending in Niv Pune

Dainik Bhaskar
Nov 07, 2018, 02:16 AM
Bhopal . The suspected patient of Zicha fever died in the city on Tuesday. The patient was being treated at a private hospital in the city. She was kept on ventilator for the last five days due to her condition worsening. From Monday night the patient's condition got worse. On Tuesday morning, he died during treatment.



AIIMS was sent for patient's blood sample examination Here, NIV Pune Laboratory has been sent to verify the inquiry report. Report of 70 Blood samples of Zika Virus sent by the Health Department is pending in Niv Pune.
So far 3 patients have been confirmed to come to Zika Positive in the city. Three suspected patients were being treated under the protocol guideline of Zika. In this one died of the patient, who is living in the Sarvasharma colony. While two patients are living in Gautam Nagar and Awadhpuri. Both of these patients have been discharged after treatment.



After the confirmation of the positive patient of Zicha fever, after the confirmation of the Zicha fever 850 houses out of 31 thousand, 31 thousand houses have been examined in the Fever and larval surveys conducted in the 3 km radius of four tamarind areas. Of these, mosquito larvae has been found in 850 houses.

This has been destroyed by the entry larva survey team. So far 565 pregnant women have been identified after the survey being carried out under Micro Plan prepared by Dr. P. Ravindran, Deputy Director General, National Vector Born Disease Control Program (NVBDCP) for the prevention of Zika virus.

Those who are living in colonies located within the area of ​​my action plan. In addition, 320 people have been identified who have been found to be fever in fever survey. Out of this 10% blood samples will be taken. This sample collection will be done by 10 doctors team. After Diwali this sample collection will start.

Health officials told that Jicha can have the most risk for pregnant women and the children having it. A plan to take blood sample for pregnant women is identified. Duty for doctors has been set up for this, which will go to door-to-door and check the patient's history.

It is worth mentioning that 110 teams have been set up for fever and larvae surveys in the colonies which come under the radius of 3 km of the four tamarind areas of the city. The members of the team have to do a horror-to-door survey of 2 lakh 80 thousand families of 110 colony under 18 wards and 8 zones.



Permission for awareness is necessary: ​​In view of the infection of Zika virus, the Health Department officers want to run awareness campaign in colonies. The chariot has to be run for awareness campaign. The loudspeaker is to be used in it. Since the Code of Ethics is engaged. Therefore, after getting the permission of the Election Commission, this chariot will be run.



Three diseases from Aedes mosquitoes: Health director Dr BN Chauhan said that Jika, Dengue and Chikungunya Aedes are caused by mosquito bites. A mosquito is spreading three diseases. The symptoms of the three are similar. The possibility of death from Jika is very low. That's why the patient does not need to panic.
https://www.bhaskar.com/mp/bhopal/news/zika-fever-death-suspected-patient-01232394.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Second death in 7 days from Jika fever in Bhopal
Dainik Bhaskar
Nov 10, 2018, 05:20 AM IST
Bhopal - second death in 7 days from jika fever in bhopal The 23-year-old girl from Ishwar Nagar area of ​​the city died on Thursday due to fever infection. Aishwarya's investigation report from AIIMS Bhopal came to Zika Positive on Wednesday. Within a week, this is the second death from Jika in Bhopal. Earlier, on November 5, a 20-year-old man from Kolar's Sarvashharma colony died from fever. On the other hand, 25 new suspected patients of Zika have been found in different areas of the city on Friday, all of them have been sent to Bhopal for blood sampling. Earlier, the report of three suspected patients has been positive, with the number of positive patients in Bhopal, Sehore and Vidisha increased from 32 to 35.

Treatment of Jika is possible: NHM Dr BN Chauhan said that it is possible to treat Zika at the time of diagnosis of disease. Jika fever is cured by itself in 10 to 15 days.
https://www.bhaskar.com/mp/bhopal/n...from-jika-fever-in-bhopal-052050-3160867.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Zika virus kills two in Madhya Pradesh, 84 affected in state
Two persons who tested positive for the Zika virus died over the past week, as the number of positive cases in Madhya Pradesh climbed to 84. State health department officials familiar with the matter, however, said on Saturday that the deaths were not because of the virus but other diseases.
INDIA Updated: Nov 10, 2018 23:25 IST
Shruti Tomar

Hindustan Times, Bhopal

Two persons who tested positive for the Zika virus died over the past week, as the number of positive cases in Madhya Pradesh climbed to 84. State health department officials familiar with the matter, however, said on Saturday that the deaths were not because of the virus but other diseases.

Of the two deaths, the first was of a 21-year-old man on Tuesday night. The second was of a 19-year-old woman on Thursday, the officials said. But they refused to disclose where exactly the deaths had taken place to prevent the spread of panic.

?The deaths were not due to Zika virus. A 21-year-old man died as he was suffering from Japanese encephalitis while a young woman died as she was infected with diabetes mellitus. It is incidental that they also tested positive for Zika virus,? said Dr Himanshu Jayswar, the official spokesperson for the department of health, Madhya Pradesh.
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https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...ed-in-state/story-wIrDzUAXrbPmVXb4lvBZZJ.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Madhya Pradesh
Zika Virus: Patients increasing in the capital, not being diagnosed because examination kit is finished
Posted On: November 10, 2018 5:42 pmIn: Bhopal
Chronicle Reporter, Bhopal, As the number of suspected patients of Zika Virus increased, the examination kit is finished in AIIMS Bhopal. Due to the end of this kit, the investigation was not done for nearly three days. In such, the samples of 50 patients were gathered in AIIMS.

The samples were examined together on Wednesday after the arrival of the kit. Out of those, 40 patients have detected positive. However, the officers of the Health Department are not ready to say anything in this regard.

On Thursday, samples of more than a dozen patients from Bhopal were sent for examination, pregnant women samples are also included in that.

Separate survey of pregnant women will be done

Zika Virus is more prone to pregnant women. Being affected by the virus, the head of the baby in the womb becomes small and may cause other brain diseases also. For this reason pregnant women are being surveyed separately. So far about 100 pregnant women have been surveyed. Out of that only 2 are suffering from fever.
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https://www.centralchronicle.com/zi...osed-because-examination-kit-is-finished.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Madhya Pradesh records 127 cases of Zika but reports of fatalities false, says govt
SAKSHI ARORA 17 November, 2018

The Zika infection cases in Madhya Pradesh come close on the heels of an outbreak in neighbouring Rajasthan.

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh has reported 127 Zika cases in the first 15 days of November, days after more than 100 cases were reportedly discovered and treated in neighbouring Rajasthan.

According to the Madhya Pradesh directorate of health services, the cases have been limited to six regions ? Vidisha (around 50 cases), Bhopal (around 40), Sehore (around 30), and two each in Hoshangabad, Raisen and Sagar. The patients belong to all age groups, and include pregnant women and children.

Transmitted by the aedes aegypti mosquito, the virus causes fever, conjunctivitis, skin rashes, and muscle and joint pain in patients. It isn?t fatal on its own, but has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a trigger for the Guillain-Barr? syndrome and microcephaly.

According to the WHO, the Guillain-Barr? syndrome is ?a rare condition in which a person?s immune system attacks his or her nerves?. It says severe cases are rare, but might result in paralysis or death.
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https://theprint.in/governance/madh...reports-of-fatalities-false-says-govt/150876/

Increasingly, the patients of Zicha grew four times faster than Rajasthan

Publish Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:49 AM (IST)

Bhopal, Navdunia Representative All major colonies of the city are in the grip of the Zika virus. The virus has reached in about 20 colonies. Therefore, it is becoming more difficult in prevention. This is the reason that the case of Zika Virus in MP increased fourfold faster than Rajasthan. In Rajasthan, 136 patients have been found in nearly two months. With 15 patients received in the state on Wednesday, 124 cases have come in 15 days. Bhopal has 43 patients in six days. There are now 48 patients in total.

There are some colony in Bhopal, where 4 to 6 patients have been found. These include Govindpura and Kolar. In these colonies there are patients of Zika in adjacent houses. If the work of destroying larvae and mosquito is done immediately with patients' immediate investigation then the infection does not increase. The survey was delayed because there were not enough teams for the larva survey. Teams are not able to complete the survey in three to four days. For instance, on November 9, a patient of Zicha was found, while the larva survey was not completed till November 12.

Zeta's case found here

Four tamarinds, Govindpura, Sarvadharm Kolar, Avadhpuri, Ishwar Nagar, Naya Basera, Bhim Nagar, Shivaji Nagar, Shabri Nagar, Baba Nagar, Tulsi Nagar, Bagh Mugalia, Barkheda, Ashoka Garden, Arjun Nagar, Vikas Nagar, Damkheda, Banganga, Amrai .


Rajasthan adopted this strategy

- Initially the cases were found in Jaipur. After this, 250 teams were installed on the larva survey every day. There are 125 to 140 teams in Bhopal.

- Samples of more than 500 pregnant women were taken. Only first-quarter pregnant women are being examined in MP.

- What is the genes of Zika virus in Rajasthan, its Niv Pune was immediately investigated.

- On receiving the larvae, a penalty of 500 to 1000 rupees was made. But there is no penalty in MP.

Only four rash victims in 48 patients

In Jika's Bhopal, only 48 patients had only four patients with symptoms of rash. The rest had a normal fever, but after the check they got infected.

Symptoms of jika

Fever, rashes in the body, back pain in the eyes, pain in joints and muscles, red eyes

Such is the spread of Zika virus

Aedes infected with viruses, bites of mosquitoes, pregnant women to infants, sexual contact and infected blood.

- No need to panic, send 14 samples for investigation

Dr. Ajay Baroniya, Joint Director of Health Department said that no death has been done from Jika till date. Do not need to be scared. He said that AIIMS has been sent to Bhopal for examination of 14 samples from Bhopal on Wednesday.

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