: Zika virus cases in Kerala jumps to 19 after 73-year-old woman tests positive #IndiaNEWS The number of Zika virus cases in Kerala rose to 19 on Monday evening, ANI reported.“A 73-year old woman,

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Zika virus cases in Kerala jumps to 19 after 73-year-old woman tests positive #IndiaNEWS
The number of Zika virus cases in Kerala rose to 19 on Monday evening, ANI reported.“A 73-year old woman, who was being treated at a private hospital in the capital [Thiruvananthapuram], was diagnosed with the virus,� state Health Minister Veena George said about the latest case.On Sunday, the state reported three cases, the Hindustan Times reported. The health minister said that a 22-month-old child was among those infected. A day before this, one sample tested positive, according to The New Indian Express.The Zika virus is transmitted primarily by the Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day, as per the World Health Organization. It can also be sexually transmitted, reported the BBC.The Union health ministry has sent a team of experts to the state to help contain the virus. George said the state government has arranged testing facilities at the Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur and Kozhikode medical colleges and also at the National Institute of Virology unit in Alappuzha, PTI reported.“The Thiruvananthapuram medical college received 500 Triplex kits, which enable the simultaneous detection and differentiation of RNA from dengue virus, chikungunya virus and Zika virus; and 500 Singleplex kits which can detect Zika virus alone,� the minister said in the release on Sunday. The state government said it has received 2,100 test kits from the National Institute of Virology, Pune. Out of these, 1,000...Read more

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