Kanpur: It is yet again 13 fresh Zika virus cases were revealed here on Saturday, according to the ANI.
The total tally of the mosquito-borne disease stands at 79 now as it stepped up surveillance to check its spread, health officials said.
Dr Anil Nigam, CMS, Ursala Hospital said that our team was inspecting regularly. The Municipal corporation teams have also been deployed for the fogging to destroy mosquito breeding points.
So far Zika virus infection has been spreading rapidly in Kanpur. In this case, special caution is required.
Arrangements have been made in all hospitals for the treatment of virus-infected people.
The health of each patient is being monitored. Surveillance has been improved," health officials declared.
Given rising cases of the Zika virus here, the Chief Minister has instructed officials to speed up sanitisation work.
Considering the seriousness, special caution is required. Dengue testing should also be intensified. Arrangements should have been made in all hospitals. The health of each patient should be continuously monitored, the chief minister put in.
Going a step further he asked officials to ensure the full cooperation of the monitoring committees.
Government Hospitals across Kanpur have sounded an alert and intensified surveillance under its infectious disease control campaign to identify cases of infection, including Zika virus disease, in the early stages, health officials said.
Till now no Zika infected patient has been admitted to our hospital but the ward has been kept tight.
Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that spreads through the bite of an infected Aedes species of mosquito, biting during the day.
If we try to study the symptoms of this disease, these are mild fever, rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise or a headache.
