Re: उत्तर प्रदेश India - Uttar Pradesh, Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES)/JE cases rise- 409 dead
13 children succumb to encephalitis
STAFF WRITER 21:52 HRS IST
Gorakhpur, Oct 20 (PTI) As many as 13 children succumbed to deadly Japanese encephalitis in the past three days in this eastern district of Uttar Pradesh, raising the death toll from the disease to 422 this year.
Forty-seven fresh cases also surfaced in the district during the period, Additional Director (Health) Dr L P Rawat said here today.
Altogether 227 people afflicted with the viral infection were undergoing treatment at BRD Medical College and 70 in other hospitals, he said.
13 children succumb to encephalitis
STAFF WRITER 21:52 HRS IST
Gorakhpur, Oct 20 (PTI) As many as 13 children succumbed to deadly Japanese encephalitis in the past three days in this eastern district of Uttar Pradesh, raising the death toll from the disease to 422 this year.
Forty-seven fresh cases also surfaced in the district during the period, Additional Director (Health) Dr L P Rawat said here today.
Altogether 227 people afflicted with the viral infection were undergoing treatment at BRD Medical College and 70 in other hospitals, he said.
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