West Bengal Encephalitis

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  5 More Die from Japanese Encephalitis in West Bengal; 31 Deaths Since January

  Five persons have died of Japanese Encephalitis in the North Bengal Medical College (NBMC) Hospital in Siliguri in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths in the state since January to 31, a senior official of the Health Department said today.

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  Encephalitis Deaths Rise to 21 in West Bengal

  A man died of acute Encephalitis at the North Bengal Medical College (NBMC) Hospital in Kolkata, taking the total number of deaths in the state since January to 21, a senior official of the Health Department said today.

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  Encephalitis Outbreak Kills 9 in North Bengal

  Nine people have died of Encephalitis in northern West Bengal since May this year, a health official has said Siliguri on Wednesday.

• Encephalitis Claims 700 Lives this Year: Health Minister

  Around 700 people have lost their lives due to encephalitis that has hit four states, including Assam and West Bengal, the government said in Lok Sabha today, as members demanded that the disease be termed as an epidemic.

• Four More Die of Encephalitis in Bengal, Toll up to 116

  Four more people today died of encephalitis in West Bengal, taking the death toll to 116 in the state this year, even as the Health department has claimed that the spread of the vector-borne disease has been checked.

• No Eid Holiday for Bengal Health Workers

  With encephalitis claiming over 100 lives in north West Bengal this year, all leaves of public health workers has been cancelled for a month, state Health Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya has said.

• India Battles to Contain 'Brain Fever' as Deaths Reach Almost 570

  Almost 570 people in India have died after contracting encephalitis, commonly known as "brain fever", health authorities said on Friday, warning the death toll may rise with more people still at risk.

• 67 Die of Encephalitis in Two Weeks in North Bengal, Centre Seeks Report

  The Centre has sought a detailed report on the rising number of encephalitis cases in West Bengal, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said today.

• 60 Die Due to Encephalitis, Situation Alarming in Bengal

  A total 60 people have died of encephalitis in North Bengal Medical College and Hospital and the situation in the seven north Bengal districts was 'alarming', West Bengal Health Services director Biswaranjan Satpathy said today.

• Encephalitis Toll Climbs to 52 in West Bengal

  With the death of three patients in North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri, the encephalitis toll in West Bengal rose to 52 today.