Kanpur reports 3 new Zikacases, state tally at 109

Kanpur: With three new cases of Zika virus reported in Kanpur on Wednesday, the tally of cases of the mosquito-borne infection in the district has gone up to 109. One case of Zika virus was reported from neighbouring Kannauj on Saturday.
Chief medical officer (CMO) Dr Nepal Singh said that till Wednesday, Zika cases had escalated to 108. Of these, 17 have been declared negative after treatment. At present there are a total of 91 active cases. Foolproof preventive measures are being taken and a massive fogging drive is underway.
“Nearly 100 teams have done a detailed survey in the circumference of three km of area. In which samples of 182 persons including pregnant women suffering from fever or with symptoms of infections were collected. Till date, a total of 4,142 samples of such people have been procured for testing,” said CMO further.
He said, “A massive exercise for source reduction was also done, wherein 4,298 houses were scanned for mosquito breeding points. Till date, we have inspected 44,536 houses for source reduction.”
A massive fogging drive with the help of surveillance, vector control, sampling, entomological surveillance and Kanpur Nagar Nigam teams was carried out in areas from where Zika cases were reported, the official added.