Zika virus: Health Department urges caution
The Hindu
Survey conducted at 652 houses at Chevayur in Kozhikode
Source-level mosquito eradication measures have been intensified in Kozhikode after a case of Zika virus infection was reported from Chevayur in the district.
Though the patient has been cured and no other family members have shown any symptoms, the District Medical Officer has called upon the public to maintain caution.
The Health Department conducted a survey of 652 houses in the region where the infection was reported to study the concentration of mosquitoes. The study done by the Zonal Entomology Unit and the District Insect Control Unit detected the presence of mosquitoes of the Aedes Albopictus variety there. Mosquito mitigation steps such as fogging have been undertaken in the region. Repeated awareness programmes are also being organised to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases.
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