Maharashtra’s First Ever Zika Virus Case Reported In Pune District

Pune:

Maharashtra has reported its first-ever case of Zika virus an infection. The 50-year-old girl affected person from Purandar space in Pune district additionally examined optimistic for Chikungunya.

A state well being division launch mentioned she has recovered and he or she and her members of the family haven’t any signs at current.

In line with the well being division, a number of instances of fever had been reported from Belsar village in Purandar tehsil from the start of July. 5 samples had been despatched to Nationwide Institute Of Virology (NIV), Pune, for testing and three of them examined optimistic for Chikungunya.

Thereafter, an NIV workforce visited Belsar and Parinche villages between July 27 and July 29 and picked up blood samples of 41 individuals. Out of those, 25 examined optimistic for Chikungunya, three for Dengue and one for Zika virus.

The state’s fast response workforce visited the realm as we speak and spoke to native residents concerning the precautions they have to take. The well being division may also conduct a door-to-door survey within the village.

The Pune district administration has requested individuals to not panic. It has mentioned that the case was detected owing to the proactive work by the groups on the sector. The administration mentioned it’s working exhausting to comprise the unfold.

Previous to this, solely Kerala had reported instances of Zika virus an infection this yr. The southern state at the moment has 63 instances of the an infection.

The an infection is unfold by Aedes mosquitoes, that are additionally carriers of Dengue and Chikungunya.

Some widespread signs of a Zika virus an infection are fever, physique aches, rash, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint ache, malaise or headache. Signs typically final for 2-7 days and most of the people contaminated don’t develop signs, in keeping with the World Well being Group.