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Source: https://www.canindia.com/assam-japan...s-infects-238/
Assam: Japanese Encephalitis claims 38 lives, infects 238
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July 22, 2022
At least 38 people died of Japanese Encephalitis in Assam in the last three weeks while 238 were infected, prompting the Health Department to undertake various measures to deal with the disease, officials said on Friday.
According to the National Health Mission (NHM), since July 1, at least 38 people have died and 238 people have fallen ill after being infected by the vector-borne disease in more than 20 of the 35 districts.
With the direction of the NHM authorities, District Rapid Response Teams were constituted to keep a close watch on the situation and to take preventive measures...
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Source: https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-...olaghat-604278
Japanese Encephalitis cases on the rise in Golaghat Japanese
By : Sentinel Digital Desk | 25 July 2022 2:33 AM CORRESPONDENT
GOLAGHAT: Japanese Encephalitis (JE) cases are on the rise in the Golaghat district. As many as 31 Japanese Encephalitis (JE) cases have been detected in the district...
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Source: https://www.outlookindia.com/nationa...ws-211897?prev
Two More Japanese Encephalitis Deaths In Assam, Toll Rise To 41
Two more lives succumbed to Japanese Encephalitis In Assam taking the death toll to 41.
ed: 25 Jul 2022 8:40 pm
Two more persons died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Assam on Monday, taking the toll to 41 this month, according to a release issued by the National Health Mission.
The state reported 14 new JE cases during the day, taking the tally to 266 this month. Both the deaths were reported from the Hailakandi district. Three fresh cases were reported from Bishwanath and Nagaon, two each from Sonitpur and Dhemaji along with one each from Bongaigaon, Darrang, Golaghat, and Hojai districts...
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Source: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/...909015819.html
Assam: Japanese Encephalitis claims 44 lives in the state so far
A total of 274 cases of Japanese Encephalitis have been detected in the state in the last 26 days.
Updated: 27 Jul 2022, 01:41 PM IST Livemint
Several districts of Assam, including Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, Sivasagar, Charaideo, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Hojai, Morigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Baksa, Chirang and Udalguri have been affected by the outbreak of the Japanese Encephalitis disease
Japanese Encephalitis which is a mosquito-borne disease is proving fatal in the state of Assam as it has claimed 44 lives across the state so far, according to the state branch of the National Health Mission (NHM). In the last 24 hours, three people died in the state - two in Nagaon district and one in Chirang district, officials said on Tuesday and is becoming more critical in Assam post floods.
The NHM, Assam data also revealed that eight new cases of Japanese Encephalitis have also been detected in the state over the last 24 hours - three in Nagaon, two in Tinsukia and one each in Chirang, Jorhat and Kamrup districts, officials said on Tuesday.
A total of 274 cases of Japanese Encephalitis have been detected in the state in the last 26 days. According to the data of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of the Government of India, 660 people died in Assam due to JE during the period from 2015 to 2021. A total of 135 people died of Japanese Encephalitis in Assam in 2015, while 92 people died in 2016, 87 in 2017, 94 in 2018, 161 in 2019, 51 in 2020 and 40 in 2021...
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Source: https://www.devdiscourse.com/article...l-mounts-to-52
Japanese Encephalitis claims four more lives in Assam, death toll mounts to 52
ANI | Guwahati (Assam) | Updated: 01-08-2022 21:45 IST | Created: 01-08-2022 21:45 IST
Japanese Encephalitis has claimed four more lives in Assam taking the death toll to 52. According to the data shared by National Health Mission (NHM), Assam, four persons died due to Japanese Encephalitis infection in the state in the last 24 hours. All four persons died in central Assam's Nagaon district. In the last 24 hours three new cases of Japanese Encephalitis have been detected in the state - one each in Bongaigaon, Majuli and West Karbi Anglong districts. Since July this year, 305 cases of Japanese Encephalitis have been detected in the state...
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Source: https://easternmirrornagaland.com/na...itis-reported/
Nagaland: 11 cases of Japanese Encephalitis reported
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By Purnungba Longkumer Updated: Aug 09, 2022 6:34 pm
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Dimapur, Aug. 9 (EMN): Eleven cases of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) — four in Dimapur, three in Peren, two from Mokokchung and one each from Wokha and Mon — have been reported in Nagaland till Monday, August 8.
District Victor Borne Disease consultant, Dimapur, Peter Sangtam informed they have tested 38 individuals for JE virus out of which 11 returned positive.
Further, he said there are currently eight positive patients for JE in Nagaland while one patient comes under Assam jurisdiction (Borlengri).
One patient from Mokokchung, who was admitted at Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research (CIHSR) in January, passed away; while another patient from Peren also died last week. He was around 80 years and had other ailments, he stated...
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Source: https://www.eastmojo.com/assam/2022/...-66/#bypass-sw
Assam: Japanese Encephalitis death toll climbs to 66
While Kamrup district recorded two new cases each, Kokrajhar and Tinsukia reported one case each respectively
by Pallav Kumar Bora August 10, 2022
Guwahati: Japanese Encephalitis (JE) claimed one more life in Assam in the past 24 hours, pushing the toll to 66, the National Health Mission (NHM), Assam said in a report.
The lone death was reported from the Sonitpur district of Assam, the report said.
On the other hand, four fresh cases of the vector-borne disease were reported on Tuesday, the NHM report added.
While Kamrup district recorded two new cases each, Kokrajhar and Tinsukia reported one case each respectively, the report stated.
The four new cases reported on Tuesday took this year’s JE tally in Assam to 355, it said...
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Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com...w/93645256.cms
Mizoram reports first case of Japanese Encephalitis
PTILast Updated: Aug 18, 2022, 08:49 PM IST
Mizoram on Thursday reported its first case of Japanese Encephalitis (JE), a viral brain infection that spread through mosquito bites. State Nodal Officer of Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) Dr Pachuau Lalmalsawma, in a statement, announced the detection of the JE case from a patient in Aizawl.
He said that the state health department has recently informed the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) about the detection of a suspected JE case in Trinity hospital and asked for a final decision as it will be the first JE case in the state...
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Source: https://hubnetwork.in/assam-nhm-says...te-since-july/
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Assam: NHM says 77 died due to Japanese Encephalitis in the state since July
By Hub Network
August 20, 2022
Guwahati, Aug 20: The National Health Mission (NHM) has shared that 370 cases of Japanese Encephalitis and 77 deaths during the last one month were reported in Assam.
Two fresh fatalities due to the infection were reported from Kamrup district. Two new cases were also registered during the day, one each from Goalpara and Sonitpur.
The Japanese encephalitis tally in the state stands at 377.
All nine medical colleges in Assam and 10 district hospitals have been kept ready with ICU and laboratory test facilities, and designated as Japanese encephalitis treatment centres...
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Source: https://www.ptcnews.tv/japanese-ence...lives-in-assam
‘Japanese encephalitis’ grips Amritsar after claiming 85 lives in Assam
By Dinkle Popli -- August 30, 2022 10:48 am -- Updated:August 30, 2022 11:04 am
Amritsar, August 30: Health officials of Shri Guru Ramdas Medical College, Amritsar on Monday confirmed the case of ‘Japanese encephalitis’, the very first case of this fatal virus in Punjab.
A young girl who was brought to the hospital in quite critical situation was later found to be infected with Japanese encephalitis. For the unversed, it is a viral brain infection that spreads through mosquito bites.The virus, found in pigs and birds, is passed to mosquitoes when they bite infected animals.
The doctors took patient’s blood and spinal fluid samples and sent them to PGI Chandigarh for examination. In the report of PGI, received at 5 pm on Monday evening, this girl was found to be suffering from Japanese Encephalitis.
Reportedly, young patient is still serious and is on ventilator...
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Source: https://www.business-standard.com/ar...2900127_1.html
Encephalitis outbreak reported in Kanpur; 30 medical students infected
Kanpur has reported an outbreak of acute necrotizing encephalitis (ANE)
IANS | Kanpur
Last Updated at September 29, 2022 09:59 IST
Kanpur has reported an outbreak of acute necrotizing encephalitis (ANE).
The medicos of GSVM medical college contracted this disease and more than 30 medical students are down with high grade fever.
ANE has been confirmed in seven of them.
According to official sources, the first case was reported earlier this week when a third-year student from Barabanki was brought to LLR hospital's ICU with high fever and severe headache.
She was confirmed to be infected with ANE on Tuesday...
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