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Patients Positive With Dengue, Chikungunya To Be Tested For Zika Virus

Moreover, a network of 57 laboratories has been readied for the detection of the same across India.

Patients Positive With Dengue, Chikungunya To Be Tested For Zika Virus
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According to reports, people who have a fever and have been testing positive for dengue and chikungunya are now to be tested for the Zika virus as well across Maharashtra in order to increase the pace of detecting cases in the state.

Moreover, a network of 57 laboratories has been readied for the detection of the same across India. Out of them, six are in Maharashtra, including Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur, Kasturba Hospital, Mumbai, and Haffkine Institute for Training Research Testing, Mumbai. In addition, three more government-designated centres will be activated for the detection.

On the other hand, amidst the fear of the coronavirus third wave and delta plus variant, the threat of Zika virus is looming over Maharashtra. Also, the mosquito that transmits dengue and chikungunya, transmits the Zika virus too.

The state reported its first case of the Zika virus from Belsar village in the Purandar district of Pune. The infection in the patient is mild and no other member of his family has developed any symptom of the infection. However, it also came to light that the woman was also infected with Chikungunya.

With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging, the emergence of the Zika virus has added to the pressure on the health surveillance system which is already on high alert.

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