India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,541

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 556

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 556

16 children dead as encephalitis ravages Bihar's Magadh division

SHOUMOJIT BANERJEE
Bihar is in the grip of yet another seasonal outbreak of encephalitis that has claimed the lives of at least 16 children in the Magadh division in less than three weeks.

As on Sunday, the government-run Magadh Medical College and Hospital (ANMMCH) in Gaya district reported at least 65 admissions from four districts in the division, making it the second major encephalitis outbreak to occur in the state within a span of less than two months.
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At least 10 of the 16 casualties have tested positive for Japanese Encephalitis (JE), said medical authorities at the ANMMCH, with most of the admissions belonging to the vulnerable Maha Dalit sections of society.

“A JE positive report on these cases was confirmed during the Immunoglobulin M (IgM) tests,” said Dr. Sitaram Prasad, Superintendent of the ANMMCH.

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Meanwhile, Mr. Sinha said a team from the Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (RMRI) had been dispatched to Gaya to collect samples for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing.

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2445160.ece

Japanese Encephalitis strikes Gaya, 16 kids dead
Shantanu Chakraborty, Hindustan Times
Gaya, September 11, 2011

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"On Friday night, eight of the children succumbed to the disease, three of them within an hour," said Dr Sitaram Prasad, superintendent, ANMMCH. "Till today, the hospital has admitted 56 children."
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Doctors say the disease is not limited to Gaya district. A few of the patients have come from Bihar's Aurangabad and Jharkhand's Chatra as well.
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/Japanese-Encephalitis-strikes-Gaya-16-kids-dead/Article1-744485.aspx

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 556

19 children dead in Bihar, encephalitis suspected
IANS | Sep 12, 2011, 12.19PM IST

PATNA: With three more children dying, encephalitis is now suspected to have claimed 19 young lives in Bihar, an official said on Monday even as the state is running short of kits to diagnose the disease.

The three children died at Anugrah Narain Medical College and Hospital (ANMCH) in Gaya, about 100 km from here, said a district health official. Sixteen children had earlier died of suspected encephalitis.

The children reported high fever, followed by bouts of unconsciousness and convulsions.

Ditaram Prasad, superintendent of the hospital, said till date nearly 50 children with suspected encephalitis had been admitted there for treatment.

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/9954025.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 559

3 more succumb to encephalitis, toll rises over 250 in UP


Sep 12, 12:17 PM
In Uttar Pradesh, the death toll due to encephalitis or brain fever has mounted to 259 this year as four more patients have succumbed to the virus-borne disease during the past 3 days. The dead include mostly children below 14 years of age.

AIR Gorakhpur correspondent quoting official sources says that this year, 1788 patients of brain fever have been admitted to different government hospitals of Gorakhpur and Basti division. As many as 267 patients are still undergoing treatment in these hospitals.

?Despite three rounds of vaccination for Japanese Encephalitis the disease continues unabated in the Himalayan foothills of Uttar Pradesh. Of total 2000 patients of encephalitis detected this year around ten percent have been tested positive for Japanese Encephalitis. In BRD Medical College hospital here, two-three children are being treated on a single bed due to resource crunch.



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http://www.newsonair.com/news.asp?cat=state&id=ST7219

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 590

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 590

Encephalitis in two days took nine lives
Sep 12, 05:55 pm

Gorakhpur: Purvanchal Encephalitis in the recruitment of patients and deaths have continued. BRD Medical College in the last twenty-four hours, while nine in 43 new patients were admitted died.
Among the nine people died and 48 years of Gorakhpur Isrt where, a year, Anoushka, eight-year-old Deepa, seven prayers of Deoria, Kushinagar Kamran nine years, five years grace, passion and seven three-year Year of the RIA and Bihar are among the thirteen worship.Eleven of those admitted to Kushinagar, Gorakhpur ten Mhrajagnj eight, six of Deoria, Sntkbirnagr three, Siddharth and Bihar, two - two and a settlement of a patient. Still admitted to wards of Nehru Hospital, 243 patients are being treated. Medical College from January 1573 till the last patient had been treated of which 254 have been killed.

http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_8199089.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 590

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 590

Encephalitis toll rises to 21 in Bihar
PTI | 02:09 PM,Sep 13,2011
Gaya (Bihar), Sep 13 (PTI) With two more children death reported, the toll in the Japanese Encephalitis and high fever rose to 21, while 45 others are still undergoing treatment in Gaya town, official sources said here today. Two more children have died yesterday, A N Sinha Medical College Hospital Superintendent, Sitaram Prasad said. The 21 death have been reported in a three week period, the sources said. The samples of other children have been sent for examination. He said that 45 others were still being treated at the hospital. In June this year, around 60 children had died of a mystery disease in Muzaffarpur.

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/encephalitis-toll-rises-to-21-in-bihar/821049.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 592

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 592

Encephalitis claims 9 more lives in eastern UP
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 09:51

Gorakhpur: Nine more children have succumbed to encephalitis, taking the death toll in the viral disease in eastern Uttar Pradesh to 268 this year.

The nine children including three from Gorakhpur, four from Kushinagar and one child each from Deoria and Bihar died at the BRD Medical College Hospital here, officials said.


As many as 46 patients with symptoms of encephalitis have been admitted to the hospital and two-three children are being treated on a single bed, according to hospital sources.

Of the 1,377 patients admitted this year, 109 have tested positive for Japanese Encephalitis
PTI
http://zeenews.india.com/news/uttar...claims-9-more-lives-in-eastern-up_731276.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 601

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 601

Bihar:

3 more die of Japanese encephalitis, toll 24
Nishant Sinha | Sep 14, 2011, 01.54AM IST

PATNA: Even as the Bihar health department geared up to prevent Japanese encephalitis (JE) from spreading further in the state, the toll went up to 24 with three more JE deaths reported from Gaya's Anugrah Narain Magadh Medical College & Hospital on Monday.

All the deaths took place during the last three weeks. Official sources said as many as 84 such patients were under treatment in different hospitals of the state with eight new admissions on Tuesday. The affected regions include Gaya, Aurangabad and Nawada in Bihar and neighbouring Chatra district in Jharkhand.

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-encephalitis-toll-24/articleshow/9973967.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 604

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 604

Latest official figures released (Sep 13);

State -- Cases -- Fatalities

Andhra Pradesh -- 59 -- 1
Assam -- 1308 -- 246
Bihar -- 288 -- 54
Goa -- 53 -- 0
Karnataka -- 94 -- 0
Kerala -- 79 -- 3
Maharashtra -- 4 -- 3
Manipur -- 2 -- 0
Nagaland -- 44 -- 6
Tamil Nadu -- 404 -- 13
Uttar Pradesh -- 1782 -- 248
West Bengal -- 341 -- 10
Total -- 4,458 -- 584
http://nvbdcp.gov.in/je-cd.html

Ro's note: IDSP has also reported 2 fatalities in Karnataka and 4 from Chhattisgarh.
Media reports 1 fatality from Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh at 268, and an outbreak in Bihar that has killed an additional 24 children.

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 635

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 635

..Bihar: Suspected encephalitis kills six more
By Indo Asian News Service | IANS – 2 hours 33 minutes ago
Patna, Sep 14 (IANS) With six more children dying, encephalitis is now suspected to have claimed 25 young lives in Bihar, an official said Wednesday.

The six children died in the last two days at Anugrah Narain Medical College and Hospital (ANMCH) in Gaya, about 100 km from here, said the district health official.

Nineteen children had died earlier.

The children reported high fever, followed by bouts of unconsciousness and convulsions.

Till date, over 75 children with suspected encephalitis admitted, to the hospital, said its superintendent, Sitaram Prasad.

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http://in.news.yahoo.com/bihar-suspected-encephalitis-kills-six-more-080138810.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 636

Encephalitis claims 26 lives in Bihar
PTI | 07:09 PM,Sep 14,2011
Gaya (Bihar), Sep 13 (PTI) With the death of two more children in a hospital here today, Japanese encephalitis has claimed 26 lives in Bihar during the past three weeks, official sources said today. The two children died in the Anugrah Narayan Sinha Medical College-cum-Hospital, its Superintendent Sitaram Prasad said. A total of 25 children are currently undergoing treatment in the hospital, Prasad said, adding that their blood tests had confirmed the disease. He said that most of the patients had come from Gaya, Aurangabad and Nawada districts of Bihar and Chatra district of Jharkhand.

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/encephalitis-claims-26-lives-in-bihar/822935.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 637

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 637

Bihar encephalitis toll rises to 27
Last Updated: Friday, September 16, 2011, 00:22

Gaya: One more child died of Japanese encephalitis in the Anugrah Narayan Sinha Medical College-cum-Hospital here with which the death toll due to the disease rose to 27, a hospital official said.

The child died due to Japanese encephalitis, hospital superintendent Sitaram Singh said.


Nine fresh cases of the disease have been reported in the past 24 hours, he said.

In all 30 children were undergoing treatment in the hospital for symptoms of Japanese encephalitis

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http://zeenews.india.com/news/bihar/bihar-encephalitis-toll-rises-to-27_731815.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 638

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 638

Encephalitis claimed five more lives Sep 15, 07:43 pm

Gorakhpur: Purvanchal in the recruitment of patients and deaths has been a string of encephalitis. BRD Medical College in the last twenty-four hours in the 31 new patients were admitted to five deaths.

Among the five people died and Ajay of Gorakhpur, Deoria Anshu, Siddharth mo. Lawyers, including Kushinagar Tahseen of the Naseema and Sntkbirnagr. Different wards in medical colleges are still admitted to Nehru Hospital, 248 patients are being treated. BRD Medical College from January 1658 until the last patient arrived for treatment of whom 273 have died.

http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_8216874.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 643

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 643

From the IDSP's week 34 report;

Rajasthan Udaipur
Acute Encephalitis Syndrome
1 case / 1 fatality 07.07.11 Under control
Case reported from Village MAruvas, the. Gogunda. Out of 6 samples sent to NIV Pune, 1
tested positive for Enterovirus. Surveillance done for more cases in the affected area. Mass
fever survey and entomological surveillance done. Source reduction measures carried out in
and around the affected urban area to control the transmission. IEC activities undertaken
regarding early treatment of cases and personal protection measures.

http://idsp.nic.in/idsp/IDSP/rcntobrk.pdf

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 644

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 644

Jharkhand:

Third sting in monsoon?s last lap
PINAKI MAJUMDAR

Jamshedpur and its outskirts have added an unwelcome third after viral fever and chikungunya to the list of diseases this monsoon, the vector-borne Japanese encephalitis catching residents unawares and the East Singhbhum district administration unprepared with 47 suspected cases so far.

The disease, caused by Culex tritaeniorhynchus and Culex vishnui groups of mosquitoes that breed in waterlogged areas, is marked by fever, nausea and stiff neck (see chart), among other symptoms.

As many as 47 suspected cases of Japanese encephalitis have been reported from the city and its periphery, with seven confirmed cases so far.

District epidemiologist Satish Tripathy revealed that 34 patients suffering from the symptoms are undergoing treatment at Tata Main Hospital (TMH) while the remaining (13) have been admitted at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital.

District surveillance officer Swarn Singh said most cases were reported from Patamda block of East Singhbhum, while few suspected cases were also reported from Parsudih on the city?s outskirts.


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http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110917/jsp/jharkhand/story_14517353.jsp

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 644

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 644

Uttar Pradesh:

11 more JE and water borne encephalitis deaths in last 24 hrs
PTI | 03:09 PM,Sep 18,2011
Gorakhpur (UP), Sep 18 (PTI) Eleven persons have died of Japanese encephalitis and its water borne form in the last 24 hours at BRD Medical College Hospital here taking the total number of causalities due to the deceases to 300 this year.Fourty two people have been admitted to the hospital with symptoms of JE which occurs at the onset of monsoon due to mosquito bite, and water borne viral encephalitis which is caused due to consumption of contaminated water, officials said. The dead included children in the age group of 3-14 years. As many as 264 patients belonging to Gorakhpur, Basti and Devipatan divisions are undergoing treatment at the hospital, they said. Officials claimed that JE cases have come down to as low as nine per cent of total encephalitis deaths

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfe...ncephalitis-deaths-in-last-24-hrs/827755.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 671

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 671

18 children succumb to Japanese Encephalitis in UP


Sep 18, 8:53 PM
In UP, eighteen children have succumbed to Japanese Encephalitis in different districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Quoting Official sources AIR correspondent reports that of this, 11 children died at Baba Raghav Das Medical College Hospital in Gorakhpur three in Bahraich and 4 patients succumbed to the deadly disease in Allahabad district.

With this the death toll due to different kinds of encephalitis has mounted to 307 in various eastern districts this year. AIR correspondent reports that over 270 patients are being treated for encephalitis in the government hospitals of the region.

Meanwhile, a separate ward is being proposed to be constructed in BRD Medical College to accommodate the increasing number of patients on the initiatives of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). A feasibility report is being sent to NDMA for approval.


http://www.newsonair.com/news.asp?cat=state&id=ST7293

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 678

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 678

AES cases on rise, govt fast-tracks procurement of ventilators

SURBHI KHYATI
Posted: Sep 19, 2011 at 0338 hrs IST

Lucknow Even as the health directorate struggles to control the rising number of cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Uttar Pradesh, the state government is planning to procure four special ventilators for the neo-natal unit of Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College, Gorakhpur, under National Rural Health Mission.
The ventilators will be specifically used to cater to AES-affected children with body weight below 5 kg.

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Explaining the need for the ventilators, Dr K P Kushwaha, head of the pediatric department of BRD Medical College, said: ?We get hundreds of children every year who are malnourished and have body weight of less than 5 kg. Though we already have 21 ventilators in the pediatric unit, they cannot be used for such low-weight babies.?

He also explained that normal-size ventilators have a tidal volume of 40 millilitre to one litre, which cannot be used for the lungs of a child weighing less than 5 kg, for whom ventilators with tidal volume of 5 millilitre to 30 millilitre is required. In AES, respiratory failure is the most common cause of death and if ventilators are provided, 50 to 60 per cent of the patients can be saved, said Kushwaha.

Cases of AES have been increasing in the state. According to the latest figures from the Health Directorate, as many as 1,864 cases have been reported from Uttar Pradesh so far, with 262 deaths. With 221 cases reported from Bihar and six others from Nepal, the total number of AES cases this year has reached 2091, while deaths have crossed 300.

Of the total cases in UP, 126 cases and 12 deaths are due to Japanese Encephalitis. However, said Kushwaha, the number of JE cases this year are low compared to last year, when around 12 per cent of the total AES cases were of JE. ?This year till now, the JE cases are merely 6 to 7 per cent of the total AES cases,? he said.
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-...fasttracks-procurement-of-ventilators/848583/

 

[Shiloh]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 678

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 678

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...tis-in-Uttar-Pradesh/articleshow/10040937.cms

61 people die in potential epidemic of encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh
Bipin Chand AgarwalBipin Chand Agarwal, TNN | Sep 19, 2011, 04.29PM IST

BAHRAICH: In a potential epidemic, at least 61 people have died and 662 hospitalized due to encephalitis in the last ten days in the district, around 125 kms north-east of Lucknow.

The chief medical superintendent in-charge of the district hospital, Dr RS Baranwal said encephalitis in the area was caused by mosquitoes that breed in stagnant water...

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 678

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 678

Japanese encephalitis claims 31 lives in Bihar
Last Updated: Monday, September 19, 2011, 23:30

Gaya: Three girls suffering from Japanese encephalitis on Monday died in a government hospital here, taking the statewide toll to 31 in Bihar, officials said.


The girls died in Anugrah Narayan Medical College and Hospital. With this, the total number of people died due to the fever rose to 31, ANMCH Superintendent Sitaram Singh said.


Two of the girls were from Gaya district, while the other was from Nawada district, he said.

PTI
http://zeenews.india.com/news/bihar/japanese-encephalitis-claims-31-lives-in-bihar_732500.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 682

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 682

All UP:

Death from Inseflaitis Doऔr Sep 19, 11:23 pm

Bahraich, Inseflaitis-hit is increasing day by day. Has been a string of deaths. Affected by the disease and children died during treatment. Six other children were admitted to wards for treating children, three of which were in serious condition.

Acute Syndrome suffering from Inseflaitis Bshirganj resident of the city police station, Nooruddin son Abdurahman (10) and Shravasti district Gilula native son Awadhesh Kumar Ghanshyam (9) three days ago after complaining of fever were admitted to district hospital. He died during treatment. Six more children in the district hospital on Monday after complaining of fever were admitted to district hospital. Three are in critical condition, doctors said.


http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_8238513.html

Inseflaitis release of the havoc, and death Sep 19, 12:00 am
Bahraich, the havoc in the district Inseflaitis is not broken. Admitted for treatment three days ago a girl was killed. Seven other victims are children being admitted to wards for treating children.

Sunday Inseflaitis Acute Syndrome (AES) to be in the grip of the Tehsil Mahsi Bedhnapur resident Shivani (3) died. Her family three days ago after complaining of high fever was admitted to district hospital. Seven other children were admitted for treatment. Moisture in the season after doctors say the number of victims is declining


http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_8233296.html


Encephalitis 8 were killed in two days Sep 19, 08:57 pm

Gorakhpur: The death toll from encephalitis in Purvanchal is only growing. BRD Medical College, a two-day lives of 8 people have this disease. 8-year-old patient who died of Gorakhpur, 50, and 24-year-old Sujit butter, the 14-year-old sabana and 9-year-old Baldev Kushinagar, Deoria of the 11-year-old Reena Mhrajagnj and the 9-year-old Balwant Brijwasini and 50 years are included. । Medical College since January 1776 have been admitted, while 297 cases of encephalitis have been killed.

http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_8236581.html