Karnataka has reported its first case of Zika virus after a five-year-old woman was discovered contaminated, well being minister Okay Sudhakar mentioned on Tuesday, including the federal government has issued an alert within the state.
The woman is a resident of Kolicamp in Manvi taluk, Raichur district. On Tuesday, a three-member central staff visited Kolicamp to take inventory of the state of affairs and advocate measures to forestall the unfold of the virus, individuals conscious of the small print mentioned.
“We acquired the lab report from Pune on the confirmed Zika virus case. On December 5, it was processed and reported on December 8. Three specimens have been despatched, out of which two have been adverse and one was optimistic. This belonged to a five-year-old woman. We’re preserving a vigil,” Sudhakar mentioned.
Sudhakar mentioned there isn’t any want for any fear and guaranteed the federal government is taking all obligatory measures to include the unfold of the virus.
The viral illness is carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which additionally spreads vector-borne ailments similar to dengue and chikungunya.
Authorities are gathering the journey historical past of the woman and preventive measures have been initiated in areas surrounding the woman’s residence, the individuals cited above mentioned. On July 8, Kerala was the primary state to file a case of Zika virus after a pregnant girl examined optimistic. In August, Maharashtra reported its first case after a 50-year-old girl in Pune’s Purandar tehsil was contaminated.
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