Kanpur: Zika virus infection is now spreading to other districts.
After Kanpur, now a patient in Kannauj has been confirmed as positive Zika virus.
Zika number of cases has reached 90 in the entire state.
Until Monday, 89 cases were reported from Kanpur.
Instructions have been issued to all districts of Kanpur division to take more samples of patients suffering from fever or have symptoms of Zika.
All community health centers (CHCs) and district hospitals have been directed to intensify the collection of samples for testing while Zika fever patients have been asked to use mosquito nets.
Samples of a man who lived in KapuraPur Katri Tehsil of Kannauj was confirmed by Zika virus.
After the warning sounded in the neighboring district of Kanpur, patients with fever in Kannauj district continues to be investigated.
A few days ago, about 30 samples sent to the lab KGMU Lucknow from Kannauj to be examined.
Chief Medical Officer of Kannauj Dr Vinod Kumar told reporters that a few days ago, 30 samples of patients suffering from fever has been sent to the lab KGMU in Lucknow, and of them, the infection Zika was found in the urine of 45 year-old man on Saturday stable and healthy , He went to the area Shivrajpur Kanpur a few days ago.
“When he came back from there, he complained of cough, fever and cold.
Even after several days, he did not recover, after the sample is sent for examination in which the virus Zika was found in their urine.
At present, she has been kept under strict surveillance,” said CMO further.
Meanwhile, panic prevail in the village where the first case was reported Zika.
The villagers have started to maintain a distance from family, sources informed.
Teams from the Ministry of Health of spreading awareness in villages that Zika virus is not spread by spread, and only spreads due to mosquito bites, “said a Health Ministry official.” Since our family members tested positive, people.
The village has begun to maintain a distance “, said family members of victims.