Zika Virus In Rajasthan

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will soon undertake trials of the indigenously developed vaccine against Zika virus, cases of which have been reported in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

An analysis of Zika virus strains collected from Jaipur has suggested that they do not have the known mutations linked to fetal microcephaly, a serious birth defect in newborns delivered by infected mothers, according to the Health Ministry.

Zika outbreak is spreading in the country, with officials saying Sunday that the mosquito-borne virus has been detected in Gujarat after nearly 150 cases were reported this year in neighbouring Rajasthan.

About 135 people have been infected by the zika virus in Jaipur, health officers said on Tuesday.

Five more people tested positive for Zika virus in Rajasthan's Jaipur on Tuesday, taking the total number of such cases to 131, a government official said.

Three more persons tested positive for Zika virus in Jaipur today, taking the total number of such cases to 126, a government official said.

Eight new cases of Zika virus were detected in Jaipur today, taking the total number of infected people to 117, a Rajasthan health department spokesperson said.

The number of people infected with Zika virus rose to 109 in Rajasthan said today. According to a spokesperson of the state medical and health department, the nine new cases confirmed were from Jaipur.

About 106 cases of Zika virus have been reported in Rajasthan till now, a Union Health Ministry official. Out of the total number of people infected with the virus, 25 are pregnant women. Six new cases confirmed on Thursday were from Jaipur and two neighbouring districts, he added.

As the number of people infected with Zika virus rose to 100 in Rajasthan on Wednesday, the centre rushed an Indian Council of Medical Research team to the state to intensify vector control measures.

The centre will give all the support Rajasthan needs in its fight against the spread of the Zika virus in the state, Health Minister JP Nadda said on Tuesday. The number of people infected with the Zika virus has reached 80 in Jaipur, the health ministry said in a statement.

As the number of people infected with Zika virus rose to 72 in Rajasthan, the Union Health Ministry Monday asked states to check mosquito breeding and intensify vector control strategies to contain the spread of the disease.

Five new cases of Zika virus were detected in Jaipur Sunday, taking the total number of infected people to 60, a Rajasthan health department official said.

Eighteen more people in Rajasthan's Jaipur district have tested positive for Zika virus, taking the total number of such cases to 50, a Union Health Ministry official said today.

Rajasthan Health minister Kalicharan Saraf on Wednesday visited the Zika-affected areas in Jaipur's Shastri Nagar and reviewed initiatives being taken by the health officials in checking the spread of the virus.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will soon undertake trials of the indigenously developed vaccine against Zika virus, cases of which have been reported in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

An analysis of Zika virus strains collected from Jaipur has suggested that they do not have the known mutations linked to fetal microcephaly, a serious birth defect in newborns delivered by infected mothers, according to the Health Ministry.

Zika outbreak is spreading in the country, with officials saying Sunday that the mosquito-borne virus has been detected in Gujarat after nearly 150 cases were reported this year in neighbouring Rajasthan.

About 135 people have been infected by the zika virus in Jaipur, health officers said on Tuesday.

Five more people tested positive for Zika virus in Rajasthan's Jaipur on Tuesday, taking the total number of such cases to 131, a government official said.

Three more persons tested positive for Zika virus in Jaipur today, taking the total number of such cases to 126, a government official said.

Eight new cases of Zika virus were detected in Jaipur today, taking the total number of infected people to 117, a Rajasthan health department spokesperson said.

The number of people infected with Zika virus rose to 109 in Rajasthan said today. According to a spokesperson of the state medical and health department, the nine new cases confirmed were from Jaipur.

About 106 cases of Zika virus have been reported in Rajasthan till now, a Union Health Ministry official. Out of the total number of people infected with the virus, 25 are pregnant women. Six new cases confirmed on Thursday were from Jaipur and two neighbouring districts, he added.

As the number of people infected with Zika virus rose to 100 in Rajasthan on Wednesday, the centre rushed an Indian Council of Medical Research team to the state to intensify vector control measures.

The centre will give all the support Rajasthan needs in its fight against the spread of the Zika virus in the state, Health Minister JP Nadda said on Tuesday. The number of people infected with the Zika virus has reached 80 in Jaipur, the health ministry said in a statement.

As the number of people infected with Zika virus rose to 72 in Rajasthan, the Union Health Ministry Monday asked states to check mosquito breeding and intensify vector control strategies to contain the spread of the disease.

Five new cases of Zika virus were detected in Jaipur Sunday, taking the total number of infected people to 60, a Rajasthan health department official said.

Eighteen more people in Rajasthan's Jaipur district have tested positive for Zika virus, taking the total number of such cases to 50, a Union Health Ministry official said today.

Rajasthan Health minister Kalicharan Saraf on Wednesday visited the Zika-affected areas in Jaipur's Shastri Nagar and reviewed initiatives being taken by the health officials in checking the spread of the virus.