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Blood banks across the city and adjoining districts have been directed to conduct screening of donors before collecting blood from them. One of the routes of transmission of Zika virus is blood transfusion.Team from the Centre reached Jaipur for helping state government in preventing spread of Zika virus disease. JAIPUR: With 72 cases of Zika already having been reported in the city, there are higher chances of transfusion of infected blood through blood transfusion. They have expressed concern on the possibility of infected blood transfusion. We ask certain questions to identify if the donor was infected with Zika virus,” said Dr SS Yadav, spokesperson, Sawai Man Singh Hospital.However, blood banks across the city are taking precautions..