Encephalitis

Assam’s health department will launch a state wide adult vaccination campaign in November covering all districts to combat Japanese Encephalitis. read more

To cope with the growing number of patients, ANMCH has created over 60 beds in the ICU to accommodate more patients. read more

State health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed all districts except Kokrajhar are at present affected by the disease. Leave of all doctors and paramedical staff has been kept on hold with immediate effect till September 30. read more

To prevent and contain the outbreak, state government officials have set up a round-the-clock control centre, begun supplying diagnostic kits to all districts hospitals, and started fogging in villages. read more

The four Japanese Encephalitis cases were reported from Supaul, Saran, Bhojpur and Nalanda districts, triggering fears of an epidemic outbreak post-monsoon (August to November). read more

CM Adityanath met doctors and officials of Gorakhpur Basti Division at BRD Medical College and reviewed preparations to combat AES and JE and directed them to ensure the success of Daskatak Abhiyan, to be held throughout July. read more

The state vector borne disease control programme (SVBDCP) nodal officer, Dr Vijay Nath Khanna, said out of two JE suspects admitted at RIMS, report of one patient came positive. read more

Conveniently dodging the topic of deaths in the state, BJP leader was addressing media about the non-performing assets (NPA) crisis in the state and the performance of banks in the last financial year. read more

A vacation bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant agreed to hear the plea next Monday after the petitioner’s counsel sought an urgent listing of the matter. read more

Seasonal AES and JE outbreaks occur in Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh between June and September. read more

If all children with sudden fever are identified and referred to a hospital or clinic within hours of developing symptoms as mandated, simple glucose is all that is needed to save many of the young lives read more

Encephalitis is a viral infection which causes mild flu-like symptoms such as high fever, convulsions, and headaches. read more

Of the 50 deaths, 48 have been reported in June, prompting the Centre to dispatch a seven-member team to the state. The team on Thursday held a meeting with SKMCH officials after examining patients, scrutinising treatment protocol and collecting serum... read more

So far 143 cases of AES have been reported from 11 districts of Vaishali, Sitamarhi, Sheohar, East Champaran, Patna, Nalanda, Muzaffarpur, Jehanabad, Gaya, Bhojpur and Aurangabad. read more

The Kerala government has asked the Centre to send experts after four members of a family died on being infected with an unknown virus. Eight others are in serious condition and 25 are under observation. read more