11 pregnant women among 55 people tested positive for Zika virus in Jaipur

Jaipur | Saturday | 13th October, 2018

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They added that after Shastri Nagar area, three students residing at Rajput hostel in neighbouring Sindhi Camp have tested positive. Sources at the Union Health Ministry said of the total patients, 11 are pregnant women. The Rajasthan government has been provided information, education and communication (IEC) material prepared to create awareness about the Zika virus and prevention strategies. As many as 55 people have been tested positive for the Zika virus in Jaipur even as a team from the National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR) collected fresh mosquito samples from various parts of the Rajasthan capital. What is Zika virus?.