ZIKA VIRUS (08): INDIA (MAHARASHTRA)
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Date: Mon 15 Jul 2024
Source: The Indian Express [edited]
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/zika-cases-maharashtra-reported-pune-9455077/
Maharashtra has reported a total of 25 cases of Zika infection this
year [2024] of which 21 cases are from Pune. The state health
department officials, in their advisory rounds, have directed district
health officials to ensure strict vigilance and monitoring of pregnant
women who are Zika-positive. This year [2024] in Pune, 10 pregnant
women have tested Zika positive.
In the municipal corporation areas of Pune, Kolhapur, and Ahmednagar,
surveillance activities have been conducted to date across 42 962
homes, with a total of 330 blood samples collected for testing for
Zika. Of these, 288 samples are of pregnant women, a state analysis
states. As per the state health department report, an inspection
identified 582 homes in Pune with mosquito breeding sites, followed by
345 in Kolhapur.