Central team to visit Zika hotspots in district

The Central team that was rushed to the State capital to take inventory of the Zika an infection outbreak held preliminary talks with well being officers on Sunday.

The visit assumed significance with the variety of contaminated folks going up to 18 amid concerted vector management efforts made by the district authorities together with eradication of mosquito breeding websites. The team is anticipated to visit numerous locations in the district which have reported Zika instances through the subsequent few days.

The six-member team led by Ruchi Jain, public well being specialist on the Regional Office for Health and Family Welfare right here, urged the State well being authorities to intensify prevention and management measures for the illness. While proposing methods for holding the unfold of the an infection, the team additionally known as for stepping up testing throughout the State. They additionally beneficial particular precautions for pregnant girls.

Director of Health Services Raju V.R., district medical officers and different senior well being officers participated in the dialogue that was held on-line. Presentations on the outbreak mitigation efforts had been additionally made through the interplay. Health officers elaborated on the assorted measures which were undertaken in affiliation with native our bodies to rein in the outbreak. Efforts being made to observe dry days to minimise instances of dengue and Zika infections had been additionally highlighted