Nashik Municipal Corporation alerts hospitals after person tests Zika virus positive - Video

Published On 2023-12-15T17:05:34+05:30 | Updated On 15 Dec 2023 5:05 PM IST

Overview

The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has issued a cautionary alert to all hospitals under its jurisdiction following a positive Zika virus case approximately one month ago. The infected individual, a 22-year-old, received successful treatment in a private hospital, with blood and urine samples subsequently sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune for further analysis, confirming the Zika virus infection.

Conducting an extensive survey in the Bharat Nagar slum area of Nashik, where the patient resides, the NMC has proactively sent samples from all 91 women in the locality to the NIV for testing. Given the significance of protecting pregnant women from Zika, these women have been advised to sleep under mosquito nets. Authorities assured the public that there is no cause for panic, asserting control over the situation.

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Roshni Dhar, a Mass com graduate with a soft corner for health happenings, joined Medical Dialogues as a news anchor in 2021. Inspired by her mother who is a gynaecologist, she likes to keep herself and the world updated on the occurring in the medical field. She covers various aspects of health news for MDTV at Medical Dialogues. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751