The Union Health Ministry has sent a team of six members to Kerala to monitor the Zika virus. The joint secretary said that the outbreak comes as the state is grappling with Covid-19 cases, the number of which is steady in the state, while in the rest of the country, the situation is rapidly improving. The team comprises health experts and vector-borne disease experts. The situation is under constant monitoring of the central government, Agarwal added.
Today, the Zika virus in Kerala went up to 14, following with the state government has sounded an alert. Among the infected, there was a 24-year-old pregnant woman who was diagnosed with Malaria.
The official report stated that the symptoms are quite similar to dengue. The woman has a fever, rashes and joint pain. Health Minister of the State Veena George said an action plan has been drawn up to control the spread of Zika. Pregnant women should get themselves tested if they have a fever, the minister said at a meeting of the District Medical Officers (DMOs). The state health minister further added, “The disease was reported in a 24-year-old pregnant woman from Parassala who was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. On June 28, the woman was admitted to the hospital with fever, headache, and red spots. Her samples showed that she contracted Zika virus, for confirming the samples have been sent to National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune,”
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