Kanpur revision: Three more people, two Indian Air Force personnel and civilians, were tested positive for the Zika virus in the city on Saturday, raising the fourth counting.
The first Zika case of the country was confirmed in the 57-year-old IAF personnel, a resident of Pardewanpurwa Pokharpur in the district on October 23.
Furthermore, the authorities have sent 22 samples of people affected by infected.
People, for testing to your KG lab in Lucknow.
22 that sample, however, was tested negatively.
Two of the three newly infected people were IAF personnel, aged 30 and 31 years, and the residents of Adarshnagar, while the third was a 41-year-old civilian from the Chokemanagar area.
Zika’s infection has now taken three regions of Chakei in his grip, officials said.
After receiving a report of three infected people on Saturday, Kanpur District Judge Nagar Vishak G Iyer and Chief Medical Officer Dr.
Nepal Singh reached the Air Force station with the Ministry of Health and KMC officers.
“With three news cases, the calculation now rises to four in the city.
A total of 260 IAF personnel samples, besides civilians, have been sent to the KGU Lab in Lucknow in the last few days,” DM told Toi.
“The report we received on Saturday confirmed three more positive people for the Zika virus.
One of the three new cases detected today was found asymptomatik,” said DM and added, “The first case of the country from the virus was confirmed in IAF personnel on October 23 .
The condition of the first Zika patient is stable according to per doctor.
” “However, 22 people including family members, relatives and close contacts from the first case have been tested negatively for the virus,” he said further.
High warnings have been heard on the outskirts of the hanger, including hangers No: 7 & 8 of the IAF, in addition to civilian civilians including Pardewanpurwa Pokharpur, Adarshnagar and Chainamnagar addiction about the mosquito virus.
DM further said that he had also directed Kanpur City company officials to make intensive encouragement to stop the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes inside and around air transport stations, in addition to civil bags, especially Pardewanpurwa Pokharpur, Adarshnagar and Choker region.
He said all arrangements were available for infected treatment at the Air Force Hospital and Lala Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital.
“I have also asked the Air Force authorities to take samples and prepare a list of all pregnant women in the Air Force substation area, besides Adarshnagar and Shyamnagar.
Along with this, the urine samples and the blood of the Air Force personnel have been taken.
Samples are also taken from relatives and acquaintances personnel IAF is infected, “said DM further.
CMO said that after the detection of three cases Zika again on Saturday, screening was being carried out around the house of all newly infected by declaring bags each with almost 400 houses as a detention zone.
“The survey team has so far sent 493 samples to the National Virology Center, Pune.
On Saturday also 126 samples were taken which will be sent on Sunday,” CMO said further and added, “The treatment of the three patients had beyolated for 14 days in the hospital Air Force Delhi and Lucknow.
After the first case detection on October 23, a high-level multidisciplinary team consisting of an Entomologist, public health specialist and obstetrician from the Disease Control Program borne by the National Vector, Center for National Disease and RML Hospital, New Delhi Submit by the Ministry of Health Union October 25 in the Pardevanpurwa area in Pokharpur in Kanpur.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the protection of mosquito bites during the day and evening is the main size to prevent ZIKV infection.
Special attention must be given to prevention of mosquito bites among pregnant women, women reproductive age, and children.
Aedes mosquitoes breed in a small collection of water around the house, school and workplace.
It is important to eliminate this mosquito breeding site with the right method, including: including water storage containers, removing water standing in flower pots, and cleaning garbage and used tires.