Medical emergency in Rajasthan, 29 out of 400 samples test positive for Zika virus in the state

Rajasthan is facing a situation of medical emergency as state observes highest positive cases of Zika virus in India. re have been 29 positive cases found in Rajasthan from more than 400 samples.

Even more shocking is that all se cases are of Jaipur and that too of an specific area of Jaipur. Shastri Nagar area in capital of state has all se cases. ministration of state and centre are on alert and more than 170 teams are working to investigate virus in this 3 kms area of Shastri Nagar.

Principal secretary of health department Veenu Gupta has said that this virus is most dangerous for pregnant women as it can cause worst effect on child and child can born abrmal.

Gupta also mentioned that health department officials are working day and night to control situation. She ded that department has worked on more than 20000 breeding sites of mosquito from which virus comes.

Samples of more than 400 people were taken by health officials, and y were first tested in laboratory of SMS hospital in Jaipur, after which it went for cross checking to a Pune laboratory. When results of both labs matched, n department decided to do all furr tests in SMS hospital.

Veenu Gupta also said that although cost of Zika virus investigation is high but as it is happening only in SMS hospital in Jaipur, common people don't have to bear any sort of charges for it.

Zika is t only problem in Rajasthan medical system, as re were 50 deaths in Rajasthan in past three months due to swine flu.

It is t first time that questions are being raised on medical system of Rajasthan. re were many such cases in past also where higher degree of medical negligence h been seen in state.

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In many cases, pregnant lies were forced to deliver ir babies outside hospital due to carelessness of authorities. In some cases, people h to take patients on ir shoulders as re was lack of ambulances.