Thiruvananthapuram: One more Zika case has been reported in the state of Thiruvananthapuram, taking the total reported case until the 15th.
The latest case has been reported in the 40-year-old Nanthancode native population.
After reporting 14 cases, more samples were sent for testing to find out if there was a spread of this virus in this district.
Among the first 29 samples sent, 14 were tested positive for the Zika virus.
In the next 17 samples sent, everything is tested negatively.
Furthermore, 27 more samples were sent for testing positively tested.
The results of the remaining samples have not arrived.
Now, testing is done at the Alappuzha National Virology Institute.
Meanwhile, the first contingent of the central team has arrived in the state capital.
From the six member team, the remaining members will reach on Sunday morning.
“Members come from various places.
Some have arrived on Saturday night and the rest will reach on Sunday morning.
Online meetings with all district medical officers have been stored at 11am on Sunday to discuss this issue, ” said the District Medical Officer Dr.
Shinu K S.
The central team will visit a private hospital where the first case is reported and also the area where health workers live.
From this hospital, 13 health service workers were tested positively and they lived in the same place.
The district government has explained that 14 These patients have recovered from the symptoms and therefore they cannot transmit the disease.
The first case was reported in pregnant women and he had delivered the baby on July 7.
The mother and baby are stable now.