Zika Virus
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With 3 more fresh cases, active Zika virus cases in Kanpur stand at 91
India | Nov 10, 2021, 09:19 PM ISTA massive sampling campaign is underway in the Zika virus affected areas of Kanpur.
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Kanpur crosses 100-mark with 16 new Zika virus cases
India | Nov 10, 2021, 09:15 AM ISTA massive sampling campaign is underway in the affected areas, said a senior health official.
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Zika virus: UP CM Yogi Adityanath likely to visit Kanpur tomorrow
India | Nov 09, 2021, 03:47 PM ISTYogi Adityanath had earlier directed officials to run the 'Vishesh Sanchari Rog Niyantran Abhiyan' (special communicable diseases control campaign) and the 'Dastak' campaign in a proactive manner, the government said.
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Zika virus continues to remain concern in UP's Kanpur, 89 confirmed cases so far
India | Nov 08, 2021, 11:28 PM ISTZika is a mosquito-borne virus that spreads through the bite of an infected Aedes species of mosquito, which bites during the day. Symptoms of this disease are mild fever, rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle, and joint pain, and headache.
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Zika virus grips Kanpur, 17 children among 89 infected
India | Nov 08, 2021, 04:09 PM ISTTo check the spread of the disease, health teams are undertaking sanitisation programmes, including anti-larvae spraying and identifying fever patients, screening seriously ill people, and pregnant women.
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Zika virus grips Kanpur as 10 more test positive, total cases now climb to 89
India | Nov 07, 2021, 04:48 PM ISTZika is a mosquito-borne virus that spreads through the bite of an infected Aedes species of mosquito, which bites during the day.
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What is Zika Virus? Know symptoms, causes and risk factors, prevention
Health | Nov 07, 2021, 12:14 PM ISTThe symptoms of infection are mild, but if a pregnant woman catches the virus, it can have a severe impact on the pregnancy as well as ythe unborn child. Some people infected with Zika virus have no symptoms. Usually symptoms occur between two to 14 days after a person is bitten by an infected mosquito and last about a week.
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Zika virus case reported from UP's Kannauj; state tally crosses 80
India | Nov 07, 2021, 09:25 AM ISTZika is a mosquito-borne virus that spreads through the bite of an infected Aedes species of mosquito, which bites during the day.
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Kanpur: 30 more people test positive for Zika virus, tally rises to 66
India | Nov 05, 2021, 01:06 PM ISTThe first case in Kanpur was reported on Oct 23 when an IAF warrant officer tested positive for Zika virus.
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Zika virus: With one fresh case, total case tally in Kanpur reaches 11
India | Nov 02, 2021, 10:49 AM ISTA house-to-house survey was conducted by 65 surveillance teams of health, civic, para-medical personnel and staff of local administration in the affected areas, including IAF station on Monday.
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Six more Zika virus cases in UP's Kanpur, tally reaches 10
India | Nov 01, 2021, 08:13 AM ISTThe total number of Zika virus cases in the city has now touched 10, of which the six persons tested positive for the infection on late Sunday evening.
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UP: High alert in Kanpur after 3 IAF personnel test positive for Zika virus
India | Oct 31, 2021, 10:11 AM ISTA high alert has been sounded in the periphery of hangars of IAF at the Maintenance Command, besides the adjoining civilian localities, including Pardewanpurwa and Pokharpur localities regarding the mosquito-borne virus.
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Family of Zika virus patient test negative in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur
India | Oct 27, 2021, 11:01 AM ISTA team of senior administrative and health officials visited Pardevanpurwa in Pokharpur where state's 1st Zika case was reported on Saturday and reviewed steps taken for prevention and treatment of infection.
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High-level multidisciplinary team rushed to Kanpur after Zika virus case reported
India | Oct 25, 2021, 02:42 PM ISTThe team will recommend necessary public health interventions for the management of Zika in the state, a statement said.
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Uttar Pradesh's first Zika Virus case detected in Kanpur
India | Oct 24, 2021, 05:11 PM ISTThe affected, according to reports is an Air Force Station personnel and has been admitted to Air Force Hospital.
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Zika virus: 65 cases reported in Kerala till August 2, says Health minister Mandaviya
India | Aug 06, 2021, 03:55 PM ISTElaborating on the measures taken by the government, Mandaviya said the Union Ministry of Health has prepared and widely disseminated Zika action plan, detailing control and containment activities to be followed in the event of an outbreak.
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Centre rushes high-level team to Maharashtra as state records first Zika virus case
India | Aug 02, 2021, 07:35 PM ISTSpringing into action, the Union Health Ministry on Monday rushed a multidisciplinary team to Maharashtra to monitor the Zika virus situation and support the state government in the management of cases.
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Maharashtra reports first case of Zika virus infection in Pune
News | Aug 01, 2021, 10:20 AM ISTThe first case of Zika virus infection in Maharashtra has been reported from Purandar tehsil in Pune district. A 50-year-old woman from Belsar village in Purandar tehsil was detected with fever in mid-July and her sample tested positive for Zika infection.
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Maharashtra reports first case of Zika virus
India | Jul 31, 2021, 11:09 PM ISTThe 50-year-old woman, a resident of Belsar village in Purandar tehsil, received her test report on Friday. The report said that besides Zika infection, she was also infected by the Chickungunya virus.
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Zika Virus: Confirmed cases in Kerala rise to 48
India | Jul 25, 2021, 09:18 PM ISTKerala on Sunday reported two more cases of Zika virus taking the tally of the mosquito-borne infections to 48, state Health Minister Veena George said.