Japanese Encephalitis News
Japanese encephalitis virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus and belongs to the same genus as dengue, yellow fever, and West Nile viruses.
169 cases of Japanese Encephalitis have been reported in Assam this month.
16 new cases of JE were recorded on Friday.
As many as 189 cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) have been reported in Assam`s Dibrugarh, out of which 14 people have died.
round 126 children have died of Japanese encephalitis in Muzaffarnagar district of Bihar. These all are reported deaths. Locals claim the actual toll could be higher as many from remote villages fail to make it to hospitals in the district headquarters.
At least 23 children have lost their lives in Bihar due to a fresh outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) over the past week.
Around 19 children have died due to suspected Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) or Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, while dozens of others with symptoms of the infection have been admitted to the city's hospitals.
The Indian Council of Medical Research is likely to get a new regional centre in Gorakhpur soon, to carry out research on Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) child mortality and malnutrition, the ICMR chief said.
Months after the Gorakhpur tragedy that stunned the nation, 58 infant deaths have been reported from the ill-fated Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College.
At least 30 children have died within 48 hours at Gorakhpur BRD Medical College Hospital.
As per the World Health Organisation (WHO), the disease occurs in many parts of Asia with an estimated 68,000 clinical cases every year.
Acute Encephalitis Syndrome and Japanese Encephalitis have been creating havoc in eastern UP for years.
The high-power committee probing the Gorakhpur hospital tragedy today submitted its report to the Uttar Pradesh government.
Two days ago, the nation woke up to a disturbing news of the death of 30 children within 48 hours at a government-run hospital in Gorakhpur.
Mosquito-borne diseases are those spread by the bite of an infected mosquito, such as dengue, chikungunya, malaria, yellow fever, Zika virus, among others.
The 60-year-old Victoria state resident contracted Japanese encephalitis (JE) while on a 10-day holiday in Phuket in May, reports Xinhua news agency.
Mosquitoes that feed on infected animals can become infected with the virus and then transmit it to humans.
With the death of two more children, the toll due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) on Saturday went up to 53 in over a month in tribal-dominated Malkangiri district of Odisha.
Three more persons died of Japanese Encephalitis virus on Wednesday in Odisha's Malkangiri district, taking the death toll to 48.
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