BENGALURU: Shocked by cases of Zika virus in adjoining states Kerala, Karnataka on Friday issued guidelines to tackle the spread of the Zika virus in the state.

Karnataka state Health Commissioner Trilok Chandra’s in this connection reads:- "As monsoon season allows proliferation of Aedes mosquito, which is a vector for Zika virus disease, surveillance should be carried in rural and urban areas across the state on war footing." The order directed authorities concerned to dispose solid waste to prevent Aedes breeding in peri-domestic areas. “The vector management should include surveillance of larvae, biological and chemical control at household, community and institutional levels," said the order. "The vector management should include surveillance of larvae, biological and chemical control at household, community and institutional levels," said the order.

The order directed authorities concerned to dispose solid waste to prevent Aedes breeding in peri-domestic areas. The authority has been tasked to conduct Aedes larval surveillance and source reduction activities in airports, seaports and in rural and urban civic wards. As Zika cases have been reported in Kerala, border districts like Chamarajanagar, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi have been to be more vigilant.

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