Cluster containment strategy: addressing Zika virus outbreak in Rajasthan, India
India is at risk of Zika virus transmission due to high prevalence of its vector Aedes aegypti. Rajasthan, a state in the north-west region of India, has also high prevalence of Aedes mosquito. First laboratory confirmed case of Zika virus disease in Rajasthan was reported on 21 September 2018 in Ja...
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doaj-644af234dedb49ce96116c7d2aaa2e0a2021-04-18T12:00:11ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Global Health2059-79082019-09-014510.1136/bmjgh-2018-001383Cluster containment strategy: addressing Zika virus outbreak in Rajasthan, IndiaSujeet Singh0Nivedita Gupta1Ruchi Singh2Veenu Gupta3Bharti Malhotra4P Ravindran5Deepa Meena6Jyoti Gupta7VK Mathur8Ravi Prakash Mathur9Sunil Singh10Pratibha Sharma11Himanshu Sharma12Sudhir Bhandari13Gajanan Sapkal14Devendera T Mourya15Maclane Davis Speer16National Centre for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, Delhi, IndiaEpidemiology & communicable diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research, Government of India, Delhi, IndiaMedical & Health GOR, State Microbiologist IDSP Directorate, Medical & Health Services, Jaipur, IndiaMedical & Health, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur, IndiaMicrobiology, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, IndiaEmergency Medical Relief, Union Government, New Delhi, IndiaDirectorate Medical & Health, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur, IndiaDirectorate Medical & Health, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur, IndiaDirectorate Medical & Health, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur, IndiaDirectorate Medical & Health, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur, IndiaDirectorate Medical & Health, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur, IndiaMicrobiology, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, IndiaMicrobiology, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, IndiaMedicine, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, IndiaVirology, National Institute of Virology, Pune, IndiaVirology, National Institute of Virology, Pune, IndiaDirectorate Medical & Health, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur, IndiaIndia is at risk of Zika virus transmission due to high prevalence of its vector Aedes aegypti. Rajasthan, a state in the north-west region of India, has also high prevalence of Aedes mosquito. First laboratory confirmed case of Zika virus disease in Rajasthan was reported on 21 September 2018 in Jaipur. The Government of Rajasthan quickly implemented a containment strategy to contain the outbreak and prevent further spread of this disease. Strategy included active human and mosquito surveillance, laboratory testing and sequencing of the virus, integrated vector control measures, intersectoral coordination, risk communication and social mobilisation, all in a predefined geographic area around the epicentre. Timely action with appropriate coordination at all levels with multiple stakeholders contained the outbreak successfully. In all, 159 confirmed cases were reported from in and around the 3 km containment zone in Shastri Nagar area of Jaipur City and routine surveillance. Following this, a specially developed laboratory-based surveillance strategy was put in place to ensure that the disease does not spread beyond the containment zone. No fresh case was reported subsequently within or beyond the containment zone.https://gh.bmj.com/content/4/5/e001383.full |
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Sujeet Singh Nivedita Gupta Ruchi Singh Veenu Gupta Bharti Malhotra P Ravindran Deepa Meena Jyoti Gupta VK Mathur Ravi Prakash Mathur Sunil Singh Pratibha Sharma Himanshu Sharma Sudhir Bhandari Gajanan Sapkal Devendera T Mourya Maclane Davis Speer |
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Cluster containment strategy: addressing Zika virus outbreak in Rajasthan, India |
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Cluster containment strategy: addressing Zika virus outbreak in Rajasthan, India |
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India is at risk of Zika virus transmission due to high prevalence of its vector Aedes aegypti. Rajasthan, a state in the north-west region of India, has also high prevalence of Aedes mosquito. First laboratory confirmed case of Zika virus disease in Rajasthan was reported on 21 September 2018 in Jaipur. The Government of Rajasthan quickly implemented a containment strategy to contain the outbreak and prevent further spread of this disease. Strategy included active human and mosquito surveillance, laboratory testing and sequencing of the virus, integrated vector control measures, intersectoral coordination, risk communication and social mobilisation, all in a predefined geographic area around the epicentre. Timely action with appropriate coordination at all levels with multiple stakeholders contained the outbreak successfully. In all, 159 confirmed cases were reported from in and around the 3 km containment zone in Shastri Nagar area of Jaipur City and routine surveillance. Following this, a specially developed laboratory-based surveillance strategy was put in place to ensure that the disease does not spread beyond the containment zone. No fresh case was reported subsequently within or beyond the containment zone. |
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