Lucknow, Nov 12 : Zika virus has moved beyond Kanpur and two cases of the virus have been found in Uttar Pradesh’s state capital Lucknow.Lucknow, November 12, : , The Zika virus has spread beyond Kanpur.Two cases have been reported in Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow.Ved Vrat Singh, Director General, Medical and Health in the Uttar Pradesh government, said one positive Zika virus case each was detected in Lucknow’s Hussainganj and LDA Colony areas.
Ved Vrat Sing, the Director General of Medical and Health for Uttar Pradesh, stated that one Zika virus positive case was found in Lucknow’s Hussainganj and LDA Colony.
The two cases in Lucknow come against the backdrop of rising Zika virus cases in Kanpur district that has reported 105 cases so far.These two Lucknow cases are occurring against the background of increasing Zika virus cases.Kanpur has already reported 105 cases.
One case was reported from Kannauj district and Lucknow is the third district in Uttar Pradesh to have a Zika footprint.A single case was reported in Kannauj, and Lucknow is now the third Uttar Pradesh district to be affected by Zika.
The samples of Zika virus patients in Lucknow were tested at King George’s Medical University here and the reports came in on Thursday evening.King George’s Medical University in Lucknow tested the samples of Zika-infected patients.The reports arrived on Thursday night.
“Both the patients (in Lucknow) are stable and have no symptoms.
Both patients in Lucknow are stable, and they have no symptoms.We have taken samples of close contacts and got fogging and anti-larva spray done in the vicinity of their homes.
Samples were taken from close friends and fogging was done near their houses.More sampling will be done,” said K.P.K.P.said that more sampling would be performed.Tripathi, the official in-charge of vector-borne disease control in Lucknow.Tripathi is the Lucknow official responsible for vector-borne diseases control.
One of the patients is a 30-year-old man residing in the Hussainganj area of Lucknow.The patient is a man aged 30 who lives in Lucknow’s Hussainganj.
The other is a 24-year-old woman from the Krishna Nagar area on Kanpur Road in the state capital.Another patient is a woman aged 24 from Kanpur Road, in Lucknow.
“We have isolated both the patients and also asked their family members to remain at home.We have taken both patients into isolation and asked the families to stay at home.
The neighbours in a 50-metre area have been educated about preventive measures against the Zika virus.A 50-meter radius of neighbours has been informed about Zika virus prevention measures.
On Friday, we will further check people in a 100-metre area and fogging will be repeated during the night,” Tripathi added.Tripathi said that we would further inspect people within a 100-metre radius on Friday and will continue fogging throughout the night.”
Uttar Pradesh Health Minister, Jai Pratap Singh said rapid action has been taken to stop the spread of the Zika virus, adding that the major reason behind its spread has been the first case found in the Kanpur Chakeri Airbase camp.Jai Pratap Singh, Uttar Pradesh’s Health Minister said that swift action was taken to prevent the Zika virus from spreading.
He also stated that the main reason for its spread is the discovery of the Kanpur Chakeri Camp camp case.The people who came in contact with the affected individuals have been also been tested positive for the virus.
People who were in direct contact with affected persons have also been confirmed positive.Now, through surveillance, identification has been done by testing the vulnerable groups.
Now the virus has been identified by monitoring and testing vulnerable individuals.
A vector-borne disease caused by a virus transmitted primarily by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, symptoms of Zika virus include mild fever, rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise or a headache.
A virus that is transmitted by mosquitoes, Zika virus causes mild symptoms such as conjunctivitis, mild fever and muscle or joint pain.
According to the World Health Organisation, Aedes mosquitoes bite mostly during the day.The World Health Organisation states that Aedes mosquitoes are most active during daylight hours.This is the same mosquito that spreads dengue and chikungunya.
The same mosquitoes that transmit dengue virus and chikungunya are also known to bite Aedes mosquitoes.Zika virus infection is not a serious problem among most people, but it can be extremely dangerous for pregnant women, and especially for the newborn child.
Although Zika virus infection does not pose a major problem for most people, it is extremely serious for pregnant women and the infants.
Earlier, cases of Zika virus were detected in Kerala and Maharashtra.
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