Japanese Encephalitis toll climbs to 42 in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: Japanese Encephalitis on Tuesday claimed another life, raising the toll to 42 in Odisha’s Malkangiri even as the mosquito control drive was intensified

BHUBANESWAR: Japanese Encephalitis on Tuesday claimed another life, raising the toll to 42 in Odisha’s Malkangiri even as the mosquito control drive was intensified in the tribal district as well as in neighbouring Koraput. The toll increased with the death of a child at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the district headquarters hospital here, chief district medical officer (CDMO) US Mishra said.

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