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Mumbai: Kurla teen is 2nd Zika case in city
Updated On: 06 September, 2023 07:59 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshan Kalyanikar
Similar to the first case of a 79-year-old man in Chembur, the 15-year-old girl has comorbidities; BMC finds no other cases in survey of her neighbourhood
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A 15-year-old girl from Kurla under L ward became the second case of Zika virus in the city with symptoms like fever and headache since August 20. The first case of the virus was a 79-year-old man from Chembur, who has now recovered. The case had occurred around the same time as the teenager.
In both cases, patients had pre-existing comorbidities and received treatment from a private hospital. “The patient is stable and has been shifted to a government hospital as on September 5,” BMC’s health department said.
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