Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Union Government forms technical group to monitor Zika virus situation

The Union Health Minister JP Nadda set up a Central monitoring team which constitutes a technical group to monitor the Zika situation.
  • The Mosquito-borne Zika virus has created a panic over thousands birth defects. Babies with abnormal condition are born in the region due to the effect of the virus in Latin America.
  • Zika virus, carried by the Aedes mosquito transmits dengue and chikunguniya
  • Team’s main focus is to prevention and control the spread of the Aedes mosquito that breeds in clean water.

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