67-year-old Pune man discovered Zika virus optimistic

By ANI

PUNE (Maharashtra): A 67-year-old man was discovered contaminated with the Zika virus within the Bavdhan space of Pune, the well being division stated on Friday.

The man is a resident of Nashik and had come to Pune on November 6. On November 16, he got here to Jahangir Hospital with fever, cough, joint ache and fatigue and was identified with Zika in a personal laboratory on November 18.

The affected person is clinically secure and has no issues, added Health Department.

Maharashtra Health Department stated, “A case of Zika virus reported in Maharashtra. A 67-year-old man patient was found in Bavdhan Pune city, he is originally from Nashik and had come to Pune on November 6, earlier on October 22 he had traveled to Surat. On November 30 NIV had confirmed that Zika virus infection in him. Currently, the patient is clinically stable and has no complications.”

An entomological survey of the Zika virus throughout Pune metropolis is being finished to mitigate future outbreaks.

An additional investigation is been carried out.

Zika virus (ZIKV) illness (ZVD) is taken into account to be one of many vital public well being ailments of concern post-2016 outbreak in Brazil.

Caused by a virus transmitted primarily by the Aedes mosquito, which bites through the day, signs of this illness embody delicate fever, rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint ache, malaise, or a headache.

A mosquito-borne flavivirus had been reported to be related to the elevated incidence of microcephaly, congenital Zika syndrome, and Guillain-Barre syndrome.

Since its discovery within the Zika forest in Uganda in 1947, a number of outbreaks of ZVD have been reported from Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. 

PUNE (Maharashtra): A 67-year-old man was discovered contaminated with the Zika virus within the Bavdhan space of Pune, the well being division stated on Friday.

The man is a resident of Nashik and had come to Pune on November 6. On November 16, he got here to Jahangir Hospital with fever, cough, joint ache and fatigue and was identified with Zika in a personal laboratory on November 18.

The affected person is clinically secure and has no issues, added Health Department.

Maharashtra Health Department stated, “A case of Zika virus reported in Maharashtra. A 67-year-old man patient was found in Bavdhan Pune city, he is originally from Nashik and had come to Pune on November 6, earlier on October 22 he had traveled to Surat. On November 30 NIV had confirmed that Zika virus infection in him. Currently, the patient is clinically stable and has no complications.”

An entomological survey of the Zika virus throughout Pune metropolis is being finished to mitigate future outbreaks.

An additional investigation is been carried out.

Zika virus (ZIKV) illness (ZVD) is taken into account to be one of many vital public well being ailments of concern post-2016 outbreak in Brazil.

Caused by a virus transmitted primarily by the Aedes mosquito, which bites through the day, signs of this illness embody delicate fever, rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint ache, malaise, or a headache.

A mosquito-borne flavivirus had been reported to be related to the elevated incidence of microcephaly, congenital Zika syndrome, and Guillain-Barre syndrome.

Since its discovery within the Zika forest in Uganda in 1947, a number of outbreaks of ZVD have been reported from Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands.