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Encephalitis virus a challenge for us: ICMR chief
New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) Identification of encephalitis virus which continues to kill hundreds of children every year and maim thousands in eastern Uttar Pradesh still remains a challenge for scientists, the ICMR has said.
"We know that in about 15 per cent cases Japanese Encephalitis is the cause of death, but for the remaining 85 per cent the reason (virus) is yet to be ascertained. It still remains a challenge," Director General, Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) V M Katoch told PTI.
As against swine flu which claimed about 970 lives in 2009 across the country, the Encephalitis proved much more lethal claiming 567 deaths from a small pocket of 23 affected districts of eastern UP.
The lack of knowledge about lethal virus is proving a hindrance for developing a vaccine or cure for the disease, Katoch said.
http://www.ptinews.com/news/450481_Encephalitis-virus-a-challenge-for-us--ICMR-chief
New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) Identification of encephalitis virus which continues to kill hundreds of children every year and maim thousands in eastern Uttar Pradesh still remains a challenge for scientists, the ICMR has said.
"We know that in about 15 per cent cases Japanese Encephalitis is the cause of death, but for the remaining 85 per cent the reason (virus) is yet to be ascertained. It still remains a challenge," Director General, Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) V M Katoch told PTI.
As against swine flu which claimed about 970 lives in 2009 across the country, the Encephalitis proved much more lethal claiming 567 deaths from a small pocket of 23 affected districts of eastern UP.
The lack of knowledge about lethal virus is proving a hindrance for developing a vaccine or cure for the disease, Katoch said.
http://www.ptinews.com/news/450481_Encephalitis-virus-a-challenge-for-us--ICMR-chief