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11 Deaths Caused Due To Japanese Encephalitis In Assam This Year
In a serious concerning outbreak, the vector-borne disease Japanese Encephalitis (JE) has claimed eleven lives in Assam this year so far, according to the officials.
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23 Deaths In Assam Due To Japanese Encephalitis Since April
While the flood situation in Assam appears to improve, another outbreak in the state-- Japanese Encephalitis (JE)-- has claimed the lives of as many as 23 people since April this year.
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8 Dead, 82 Infected After Japanese Encephalitis Outbreak In Flood-Hit Assam
Japanese Encephalitis and Malaria kill many people in Assam every year, specifically during the monsoon flood season which usually starts in May and stretches to October.
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Amid Covid Spike, Deaths Due To Japanese Encephalitis Rise In Assam
At a time when Assam is witnessing a major COVID-19 spike, a Japanese Encephalitis outbreak has also been reported from different parts of the state raising concerns.
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Assam Faces "Himalayan Challenge" With COVID-19, Possible Floods: Minister
The Assam government is facing a Himalayan challenge as it has to prepare for tackling the flood which generally occurs during the Monsoon season and the outbreak of the Japanese encephalitis, besides controlling the Covid-19 pandemic, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday.
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Encephalitis Outbreak Worsens Assam's Flood Ordeal
With waters receding, the flood crisis in Assam is showing signs of improvement. But 38-year-old Dalimi Kalita wades through her waterlogged courtyard in Chandrapur, about 30 km away from Guwahati, with a worried look.
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After Bihar, Now Assam On Alert For Japanese Encephalitis Outbreak
After 170 deaths from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in just two months in Bihar, Assam is now on alert for a Japanese Encephalitis outbreak.
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On Encephalitis Alert, Assam Warns Negligent Doctors Of Criminal Cases
The Assam government has cancelled the leaves of all health department employees till the end of September to deal with an outbreak of encephalitis in the state. The state government also said it will file police complaints against doctors and health officials if they are found to be neglecting their duties.
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Centre Sends High-Level Team To Assam To Review Anti-Encephalitis Drive
The centre has sent a high-level team to Assam to pre-empt any chance of an encephalitis outbreak after the disease claimed over 140 children in Bihar. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan sent the central team to review the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) situation and also directed the ministry to assist the Assam government in its prevention efforts.
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Bihar Child Deaths May Be Linked To Their Asbestos Homes, Says Study
As Bihar awaits the detailed report on what exactly caused the outbreak of encephalitis that caused the death of over 150 children, a team of doctors who treated the children indicated that asbestos homes in which the children lived could be a factor.
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Centre's Expert Panel To Help Fight Japanese Encephalitis In Meghalaya
The Union Health ministry has rushed an expert to Meghalayas West Garo Hills district to assist the administration fight outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis there, officials said today.
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As Encephalitis Deaths Mount, Gorakhpur's Dr Kafeel Khan Reaches Bihar
Uttar Pradesh-based pediatrician Kafeel Khan, who was suspended last year following the deaths of a large number of Japanese encephalitis-afflicted children at a hospital in Gorakhpur, has reached Muzaffarpur to volunteer his service amid the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak that has led to the death of 118 children in the north Bihar tow...
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Toxic Beans Suspected Behind Odisha Deaths, Not Japanese Encephalitis
Malkangiri, Odisha: Ninety six children have died in Odisha’s Malkangiri over a span of two months. While the cause of death is suspected to be Japanese Encephalitis, sources say that the technical experts, who are probing the outbreak, have some startling findings. The announcement for the same will be made on Friday. Some experts, however, sus...
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Japanese Encephalitis Under Control, Claims Odisha Government
The Odisha government today claimed that Japanese Encephalitis was well under control even as the death toll in the tribal-dominated Malkangiri district touched 93 in a span of two months.
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Tribal Group Shuts Down Odisha District Over Japanese Encephalitis Deaths
A tribal group has called for a 12-hour shutdown today in Odisha's Malkangiri district, protesting against the failure of the state government in containing the outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis in the region.
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11 Deaths Caused Due To Japanese Encephalitis In Assam This Year
In a serious concerning outbreak, the vector-borne disease Japanese Encephalitis (JE) has claimed eleven lives in Assam this year so far, according to the officials.
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23 Deaths In Assam Due To Japanese Encephalitis Since April
While the flood situation in Assam appears to improve, another outbreak in the state-- Japanese Encephalitis (JE)-- has claimed the lives of as many as 23 people since April this year.
-
8 Dead, 82 Infected After Japanese Encephalitis Outbreak In Flood-Hit Assam
Japanese Encephalitis and Malaria kill many people in Assam every year, specifically during the monsoon flood season which usually starts in May and stretches to October.
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Amid Covid Spike, Deaths Due To Japanese Encephalitis Rise In Assam
At a time when Assam is witnessing a major COVID-19 spike, a Japanese Encephalitis outbreak has also been reported from different parts of the state raising concerns.
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Assam Faces "Himalayan Challenge" With COVID-19, Possible Floods: Minister
The Assam government is facing a Himalayan challenge as it has to prepare for tackling the flood which generally occurs during the Monsoon season and the outbreak of the Japanese encephalitis, besides controlling the Covid-19 pandemic, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday.
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Encephalitis Outbreak Worsens Assam's Flood Ordeal
With waters receding, the flood crisis in Assam is showing signs of improvement. But 38-year-old Dalimi Kalita wades through her waterlogged courtyard in Chandrapur, about 30 km away from Guwahati, with a worried look.
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After Bihar, Now Assam On Alert For Japanese Encephalitis Outbreak
After 170 deaths from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in just two months in Bihar, Assam is now on alert for a Japanese Encephalitis outbreak.
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On Encephalitis Alert, Assam Warns Negligent Doctors Of Criminal Cases
The Assam government has cancelled the leaves of all health department employees till the end of September to deal with an outbreak of encephalitis in the state. The state government also said it will file police complaints against doctors and health officials if they are found to be neglecting their duties.
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Centre Sends High-Level Team To Assam To Review Anti-Encephalitis Drive
The centre has sent a high-level team to Assam to pre-empt any chance of an encephalitis outbreak after the disease claimed over 140 children in Bihar. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan sent the central team to review the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) situation and also directed the ministry to assist the Assam government in its prevention efforts.
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Bihar Child Deaths May Be Linked To Their Asbestos Homes, Says Study
As Bihar awaits the detailed report on what exactly caused the outbreak of encephalitis that caused the death of over 150 children, a team of doctors who treated the children indicated that asbestos homes in which the children lived could be a factor.
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Centre's Expert Panel To Help Fight Japanese Encephalitis In Meghalaya
The Union Health ministry has rushed an expert to Meghalayas West Garo Hills district to assist the administration fight outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis there, officials said today.
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As Encephalitis Deaths Mount, Gorakhpur's Dr Kafeel Khan Reaches Bihar
Uttar Pradesh-based pediatrician Kafeel Khan, who was suspended last year following the deaths of a large number of Japanese encephalitis-afflicted children at a hospital in Gorakhpur, has reached Muzaffarpur to volunteer his service amid the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak that has led to the death of 118 children in the north Bihar tow...
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Toxic Beans Suspected Behind Odisha Deaths, Not Japanese Encephalitis
Malkangiri, Odisha: Ninety six children have died in Odisha’s Malkangiri over a span of two months. While the cause of death is suspected to be Japanese Encephalitis, sources say that the technical experts, who are probing the outbreak, have some startling findings. The announcement for the same will be made on Friday. Some experts, however, sus...
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Japanese Encephalitis Under Control, Claims Odisha Government
The Odisha government today claimed that Japanese Encephalitis was well under control even as the death toll in the tribal-dominated Malkangiri district touched 93 in a span of two months.
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Tribal Group Shuts Down Odisha District Over Japanese Encephalitis Deaths
A tribal group has called for a 12-hour shutdown today in Odisha's Malkangiri district, protesting against the failure of the state government in containing the outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis in the region.
