Rise in Japanese Encephalitis cases raise concern in Assam
Aug 06, 2023, 08:34 PM ISTWHO defines Japanese Encephalitis as a virus related to dengue, yellow fever, and West Nile viruses and is spread by mosquitos.
WHO defines Japanese Encephalitis as a virus related to dengue, yellow fever, and West Nile viruses and is spread by mosquitos.
"There are two crucial months to come -- July and August. The challenge would be to contain the outbreak to the minimum in the next two months," Additional Secretary Sanjeev Kumar, who led the four-member central team, said.
The decision is taken in view of the rising encephalitis deaths in Bihar after Health experts suspected that the deaths of children in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur were linked to toxins present in the popular fruit.
60 children have lost their lives in Gorakhpur due to a number of reasons among which is the infections arising out of encephalitis
Kolkata: With two more deaths due to “different types of Encephalitis” reported in north Bengal in the last 24 hours, the toll from the disease in north Bengal rose to 121 today.“Two deaths have been
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