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  Japanese Encephalitis surges in Assam: 10 deaths and 44 cases reported at GMCH in 2025

  India | July 02, 2025 16:12 IST

  Japanese Encephalitis surge in Assam: Japanese Encephalitis is a mosquito-borne viral infection transmitted by the bite of infected Culex mosquitoes. The virus primarily circulates between water birds and pigs, while humans serve as accidental or dead-end hosts.

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  Delhi reports isolated Japanese Encephalitis case in 72-year-old man

  Delhi | November 28, 2024 14:00 IST

  The JE virus, carried primarily by waterfowl and amplified in pigs, is transmitted to humans via infected Culex mosquitoes. Although the virus can cause febrile and neurological illnesses, it does not spread through human-to-human contact.

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  8 dead, 82 infected with Japanese Encephalitis in flood-hit Assam

  India | July 10, 2022 19:31 IST

  The Health Department has asked authorities to set up District Rapid Response Teams (DRRT) to keep a close watch on the situation.

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  Encephalitis toll in Bengal 102, in Assam 43

  India | July 22, 2014 23:20 IST

  Siliguri/Guwahati: The death toll from Encephalitis outbreak in north Bengal has climbed to 102 while the disease has spread its tentacles to Assam as well taking 43 lives there.“Around 102 people have died so far