A 46-year-old doctor and his teenage daughter in Maharashtra’s Pune, have tested positive for Zika virus infection, but they are in stable health condition.
The doctor, a resident of Erandwane area of the city, developed symptoms like fever and rashes, following which he was admitted to a private hospital.
The medical facility sent his blood samples to the city based National Institute of Virology (NIV) for analysis. On June 21, his reports confirmed that he tested positive for Zika virus infection, a health official of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) said.
The official added, ‘After he tested positive, the blood samples of his five family members were collected and sent for analysis, and it was found that his 15-year-old daughter was also positive for the infection’.
After these two cases were reported in the city, the PMC’s health department has started conducting surveillance, the official said.
The municipal authorities visited the area, conducted a comprehensive inspection, and issued an advisory urging citizens to maintain cleanliness in their surroundings to prevent any potential outbreak.
Although no other suspected cases have been found in the area, the authorities have started taking precautionary steps like fogging and fumigation to curb the breeding of mosquitoes, he said.
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