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While collecting samples of pregnant women for testing, the department is also collecting details of the duration of pregnancy. According to the micro action plan issued by the health department, the Zika virus can pass from a pregnant woman to her foetus during pregnancy or during the time of birth. But, when Zika infects a pregnant woman during this period, there is a higher risk of the virus causing microcephaly , a condition in which the brain does not develop properly.The health department has sent urine and serum samples of 90 pregnant women to Sawai Man Singh Medical College for testing. Officials claimed that it would be better to opt for MTP rather than giving birth to baby with abnormalities and defective brain development.So far, eight persons, including three pregnant women, have tested positive for Zika in the state. JAIPUR: Pregnant women infected with Zika virus in the first trimester of pregnancy may suffer a major loss.After three pregnant women from Shastri Nagar in Jaipur tested positive for Zika, health department officials are planning to suggest medical termination of pregnancy in cases of those up to three months as the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) laws allow abortion of foetus during the said period.Other than the three women, 90 other pregnant women from Shastri Nagar are under the watchful eyes of the health department..