Uttar Pradesh on Sunday reported the first case of Zika virus, a health official told Erranewsindia.
The Zika virus case has been reported from Kanpur, after a warrant officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF) was diagnosed with the infection on Saturday.
The case of the Air Force officer is being considered as the first case in Kanpur so far.
Chief Medical Officer, Nepal Singh further revealed that the IAF officer was suffering from fever for the past few days and therefore, was admitted to the Air Force Hospital in the district.
Further, Singh added that following the mysterious symptoms in the case, the officer’s blood sample was collected and was sent to Pune for proper examination which later confirmed that the patient was Zika virus positive.
Apart from this, 22 more samples of people who came in contact with the patient and are suffering from some symptoms have been dispatched to the Pune lab for testing.
Looking at the situation, the health and civic body officials in Uttar Pradesh have been put on alert to deal with the situation. Also, various teams have been allotted the task to check the spread of the virus in the district.
