India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,541

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,082

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,082

Uttar Pradesh:

Encephalitis Lee 2 and Learn
Nov 30, 09:11 pm

Gorakhpur: Encephalitis in Purvanchal is not to stop the havoc. In the past 24 hours 6 new patients admitted to BRD Medical College, while 2 have been killed.
Rakesh's 11-year-old who died of the Mau district and the district's 7-year-old Sadia Khatun Mhrajagnj included. 129 patients admitted to different wards of Medical College is being treated. Since January 3165 the last patient arrived for treatment, of whom 585 have died.

http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_8565657.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,082

Bihar:

Encephalitis: HC (High Court) summons health official
TNN | Nov 30, 2011, 09.42PM IST


PATNA: The Patna high court has directed principal secretary, health, to appear in person before it on December 5 and explain the measures taken to combat the spread of encephalitis in the state.

A division bench comprising Justice T Meena Kumari and Justice Vikas Jain passed the order on Wednesday. The state health department was to file a reply on the issue on Tuesday but it failed to do so.

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...mons-health-official/articleshow/10934977.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,082

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,082

Latest official figures released (Dec 1);

State -- Cases (change since Nov 1) -- Fatalities (change since Nov 1)

Andhra Pradesh -- 59 (-) -- 1 (-)
Assam -- 1319 (-) -- 250 (-)
Bihar -- 821 (533)-- 197 (143)
Goa -- 53 (-) -- 1 (-)
Haryana -- 20 (-) -- 7 (-)
Karnataka -- 146 (1) -- 0 (-)
Kerala -- 88 (-)-- 6 (-)
Maharashtra -- 4 (-)-- 3 (-)
Manipur -- 11 (-) -- 0 (-)
Nagaland -- 44 (-) -- 6 (-)
Tamil Nadu -- 502 (+19) -- 15 (1)
Uttar Pradesh -- 3363 (+342)-- 538 (+76)
West Bengal -- 589 (-) -- 40 (-)
Total -- 7,137 (+977) -- 1,064 (+220)
http://nvbdcp.gov.in/je-cd.html

The official numbers tend to lag reality. The current total number of fatalities as indicated by entries in this thread is 1,142. Even just counting the official figures, AES cases and fatalities are higher than they have been in at least 5 years.

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,142

Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,142

From the week 43 IDSP report;

Uttar Pradesh Maharajaganj
xxxvi Acute Encephalitic Syndrome
321 /42 Jan. 2011 Under surveillance
A total of 321 cases and 42 deaths of Acute Encephalitic Syndrome have been
reported since January 2011 till 4th Nov 2011. All blocks are affected in the district.
Majority affected areas were CHC?s Maharajganj, Partawal, Farenda and PHC?s
Ghughali, Paniyara, Dhani, Mithaura, Sisawa, Nichlaul, Ratanpur, Laxmipur and
Bahaduri. 261 cases were children aged below 15yrs and 16 cases were positive for
JE (Ig M ELISA). All cases treated at BRD Medical College Gorakhpur. Control
measures including indoor residual spray, fogging and application of larvicides, have
been undertaken in and around the affected villages. Mass vaccination done in the
affected areas. IEC activities undertaken regarding personal protection measures.

http://www.idsp.nic.in/idsp/IDSP/44th_wk11.pdf

Comment: Out of 361 cases 16 tested positive for Japanese Encephalitis. Yet the only response measures quoted in this report are to minimise JE. No mention is made either of the causative agent nor measures taken to control the vast majority of cases.

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,142

Change in clinical profile alerts docs

Maulshree Seth

Posted: Fri Dec 02 2011, 04:56 hrs
Lucknow:


Certain changes in the clinical profile of encephalitis patients in eastern UP this year have become a new cause of concern for the doctors. Apart from the usual high fever and convulsions, the doctors have noticed that most patients are now taking longer time to recover, having rashes all over their body and also heart inflation.
As encephalitis patients are given symptomatic treatment, changes in the clinical profile have been noticed by the doctors at Gorakhpur’s BRD Medical College, which receives patients from all over eastern UP. They are now planning to bring out a clinical paper on the subject and also study the subject.

“Patients coming to us this year are more serious as their illness has become prolonged now. Till last year, the average stay of an encephalitis patient at the hospital used to be two week, but the recovery time has increased to three weeks this year. Symptoms like high fever and convulsions continue for three weeks now. Besides, children are coming with rashes all over their body and inflation of the heart,” said Dr KP Kushwaha, head of the Pediatrics Department at BRD Medical College.

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Denying any possibility of mutation in the virus, Dr MM Gore, senior scientist at National Institute of Virology, who is also in charge of the NIV field laboratory at Gorakhpur, said: “It is too early to come to any conclusion, because even doctors are still observing the clinical changes”.

He added: “As far as I have come to know, symptoms of JE patients remains the same and it is the other forms of encephalitis where doctors have observed changes in the clinical profile.”

The problem with the experts is that apart from the JE virus, the viruses affecting majority of the patients have not yet been identified. For this reason, all non-JE patients are grouped together in a category called acute encephalitis syndrome (AES). The lack of identification of AES viruses makes it difficult to ascertain the causes behind these clinical changes.

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http://www.indianexpress.com/news/change-in-clinical-profile-alerts-docs/883200/0

 

[Emily]

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Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,142

Just saw this article from Kerala, India.

Maramattom BV, Jacob A. N-methyl D-aspartate receptor encephalitis: A new addition to the spectrum of autoimmune encephalitis. Ann Indian Acad Neurol [serial online] 2011 [cited 2011 Dec 1];14:153-7. Available from:

http://www.annalsofian.org/text.asp?2011/14/3/153/85872
[snip]
The similarity of this illness to "encephalitis lethargica" or Japanese B encephalitis (JE) is striking, and presumed JE cases with negative serology should be further investigated to rule out NMDARE.

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,142

The article posted by Emily gives some interesting statistics;

"A recent study has provided insights into the likely burden of "encephalitic illness." Of 203 patients with an encephalitic illness, 42% had an infectious cause (including 19% with Herpes simplex encephalitis, 5% with Varicella encephalitis and 5% with Mycobacterium tuberculosis), 37% were of unknown cause and 21% had immune-mediated encephalitis (IME). Of the last category, 11% were diagnosed as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), while 9% had other autoimmune causes. Among this subgroup, 1% of the patients were diagnosed with anti-NMDAR encephalitis, [3] a figure similar to that observed by Dalmau et al., who also found only six cases in a large series of 505 patients (1%). [4] "

http://www.annalsofian.org/article....issue=3;spage=153;epage=157;aulast=Maramattom

?Mysterious? disease still baffles government
Nishant Sinha, TNN | Dec 2, 2011, 08.32PM IST

PATNA: Although, every year encephalitis hits north and central Bihar areas of Muzaffarpur, Gaya and adjoining districts, the state government has not been able to take effective steps for saving the lives of innocent children. In fact, months after the outbreak of the mysterious disease in Muzaffarpur, the government is still clueless on whether it was encephalitis or Japanese encephalitis (JE).

Health secretary, Sanjay Kumar, admits it, "As far as Muzaffarpur goes, we are still groping in the dark on whether it was JE or encephalitis. As far as Gaya is concerned, by and large experts have said it is JE."

Bihar has reported 386 cases of encephalitis and Japanese encephalitis this year, with the death toll being 89, according to the government. (Bihar has actually reported 821 cases and 197 fatalities - Just another example of poor fact checking in Indian medical reporting - Ro)

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...l-baffles-government/articleshow/10959759.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,142

Uttar Pradesh:

Encephalitis claimed two more lives
Dec 02, 08:17 pm

Gorakhpur: has been a string of deaths from encephalitis in Purvanchal. BRD Medical College in the last twenty-four hours in the six new patients were admitted while two others were killed.
Those who died six years in Gorakhpur, Mau Abhishek and includes the eight-year-old lighting. Gorakhpur and Sntkbirnagr recruitment of those two - two and one of Kushinagar and Bihar - are a patient. Still admitted to Nehru Hospital, 125 patients are being treated different wards. Overall, from January 3182 until the last patient arrived for treatment, while 590 have been killed.

http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_8574427.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,147

Encephalitis claimed four more lives Dec 05, 07:27 pm

Gorakhpur: recruitment and mortality of patients with encephalitis in Purvanchal which you pay for. BRD Medical College in the last two days, seven new patients were admitted and four others were killed.

The four people were killed, among them three years Lucky Gorakhpur, Basti sage of a year, the twelve-year-old Siddharth Arvind and Praveen Shahil of Kushinagar includes fifteen years. Gorakhpur and Mhrajagnj recruitment of those two - two and a township, one of Sntkbirnagr and Kushinagar - including a patient. Still admitted to Nehru Hospital, 117 patients are being treated. Since January 3197 the last in medical school have come to treat patients of whom 596 have died.



http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_8587537.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Dengue continues to hit Delhi despite winter's arrival
PTI | 07:12 PM,Dec 05,2011

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Meanwhile, [Dr V K Monga, the MCD health committee chairman] said, "Results of the eighty-one blood samples collected from pigs to test for presence of Japanese Encephalitis virus will be available in a day or two." Japanese Encephalitis, common in the neighbouring states, which surfaced for the first time in the city after four people tested positive in October. The Delhi government had ordered for screening of pigs to detect the presence of JE virus, as these animals were the amplifying hosts for the disease. The test are being conducted at the National Research Centre for Equines at Hisar in Haryana.

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfe...hit-delhi-despite-winters-arrival/922341.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,153

Encephalitis kills 3 kids in Bihar, toll at 92
Thursday, December 8th, 2011


Suspected Japanese encephalitis, which causes irritation and swelling of the brain, has claimed three more lives since Wednesday, taking the toll to 92 children in Bihar?s Gaya district in the last three-and-half months, an official said.

?Three more children died since the last 24 hours,? an official said Thursday. The children reported high fever, followed by bouts of unconsciousness and convulsions. Most of the children belonged to poor families.

The first encephalitis-related death in the district this year was reported Aug 23.

All the children died at the Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital (ANMCH) in Gaya, about 100 km from Patna, said district health officials.

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http://news.bioscholar.com/2011/12/encephalitis-kills-3-kids-in-bihar-toll-at-92.html

Uttar Pradesh:

Encephalitis and death from
Dec 08, 07:13 pm

Gorakhpur: has been a string of deaths from encephalitis in Purvanchal. Nine new cases of BRD Medical College in the last twenty-four hours of the Kushinagar admitted killing the three-year-old stained panorama.
Three of those enrolled in the township, Kushinagar and Deoria two - two and one of Gorakhpur and Siddharth - including a patient. Still admitted to Nehru Hospital, 93 patients in various wards are being treated. BRD Medical College from January 3218 until the last patient arrived for treatment, of which 599 have been killed.


http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_8600831.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Encephalitis and death from
Dec 09, 06:57 pm

Gorakhpur: has been a string of deaths from encephalitis in Purvanchal. In the last twenty-four hours in BRD Medical College Gorakhpur six years of the six new patients were admitted to the killing of Lucky.
Two of those admitted to Kushinagar and Deoria, Siddharth, one of Mhrajagnj and Bihar - are a patient. Still admitted to Nehru Hospital, 89 patients are being treated different wards. Overall this year in medical school since January 3324 has come to treat patients of whom 600 have died.


http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_8605509.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Encephalitis claimed another life
Dec 13, 07:04 pm

Gorakhpur: has been a string of deaths from encephalitis in Purvanchal. BRD Medical College in the last twenty-four hours in the six new patients were admitted to the BSc died eight years of peace.
Kushinagar and Mhrajagnj recruitment of those two - two and one of Gorakhpur and Sntkbirnagr - including a patient. Still admitted to Nehru Hospital, 91 patients are being treated different wards. In medical school this year since January 3254 has come to treat patients of whom 605 have died.

http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_8623529.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,165

Confirm the infection of Japanese fever in Delhi
Dec 15, 09:16 pm

NEW DELHI:
Japanese fever has been confirmed in the capital of the infection. Who wreak havoc in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Japanese fever (Inseflaitis) knock in Delhi after the administration came into action. MCD Department of Veterinary past six areas of Delhi on November 27 Slater House Pig (pork slaughterhouses) were cut in 81 pig blood samples were sent to the Hisar National equine research center. The report from the 17 samples were positive. The source of the disease and swine Kyuliks mosquito carriers of the infection functions. Transmits the infection to humans through mosquitoes.
Although the Japanese fever after infection confirmed the health department head Dr VK Monga MCD says it does not need to worry. In winter, do not spread the outbreak of mosquito species. He also said that the Japanese fever mosquito Kyuliks for the prevention of infection and the origin is a plethora of pigs in the area, special arrangements will be made of the cleaning system. According to Dr. Monga Japanese fever case was the first time this year. Japanese fever in Delhi so far 14 cases have been reported. Given the five zones of MCD Civil Lines, Karol Bagh, West, Shahdara South and Sadar Paharganj Zone Slater House, the 81 pigs in pig blood samples sent for testing research center in Hisar. Zones of the Civil Lines, Shahdara South and Sadar Paharganj Zone of the 17 positive samples were sent from. But now the subject of investigation that this transition of native or exotic species which have spread from pigs.
More dangerous for children
Doctors around the dirt and those of animals such as swine fever in the Japanese get to see the most impact. To show signs of infection and disease takes 5 to 15 days and 250 infected people in the form of Inseflaitis takes, but the mortality rate is much higher. Especially in children. Ames, who was the head of medicine Dr. MP Sharma, according to the onset of the disease symptoms appear such as fever and headache. The serious, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, fainting like symptoms appear. Many times the patient goes into coma. The disease is caused by direct exposure of the patient's central nervous system, the most patients, neurological problems are for life. The most serious thing is that there is no specific cure for the disease. These medicines are given only to fix the symptoms.

http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/delhi/4_3_8634668.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,165

:tiphat: healthmap.org

Two more succumb to Encephalitis in UP, toll rises to 607
Published on Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 16:06 | Source : PTI

Gorakhpur, Dec 15 (PTI) With two more children succumbing to Encephalitis in eastern Uttar Pradesh, the death toll from the viral disease has climbed to 607 this year, a senior health official said today. "Two persons have succumbed to the viral disease over the last 24 hours. While one person died in Deoria near here, the disease claimed another life in Gorakhpur medical college," said the official. With the two deaths, the total number of people who have succumbed to the disease in Uttar Pradesh alone has climbed to 607, he said.

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http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wi...-encephalitisup-toll-rises-to-607_634253.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,167

English version of the story in post #194;

JE virus found in 17 pig samples
Dec 16, 2011 | Age Corespondent | New Delhi


Setting the alarm bells ringing for the MCD, 17 blood samples collected from pigs in the national capital by the civic body have tested positive for the Japanese Encephalitis virus.
MCD health committee chairman Dr V.K. Monga said the civic body has decided to send another 100 samples for testing.
?It is alarming as 17 of the 81 blood samples collected from slaughtered pigs here have tested positive for the JE virus. Eight of these 17 samples were collected from pigs in Civil Lines area, six from Shahdara South and three from Sadar Paharganj zone,? he said.

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http://www.asianage.com/delhi/je-virus-found-17-pig-samples-611

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,167

Civic body told to ban rearing pigs in residential areas
SATURDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2011 00:58 RAJESH KUMAR | NEW DELHI

With fear of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) looming large in the Capital, the Delhi Government has directed the civic body to immediately stop rearing of pigs in residential areas. While there are slaughterhouses for other animals, there are no slaughterhouses for pigs. A proposal has been moved by Directorate of Health Services which suggested that Delhi Government should impose municipal laws banning rearing pigs in residential colonies and areas as it was applied in the case of banning cows and buffalos in the capital.

It has also suggested regulating their stay in Delhi for a minimal period for their slaughtering at designated places. Sources say the Urban Development department will have to direct MCD to immediately stop rearing of the pigs in residential areas or regulate their stay for a minimal period for their slaughtering at designated places.

?The pigs are being reared all over Delhi in slums and resettlement colonies. In addition, pigs are being brought from the other states in the Capital and there is no slaughter house for pigs. These are being slaughtered in various places,? the proposal said. A senior official of health department said on the condition of anonymity that there is a possibility that Japanese Encephalitis may be an endemic by next year if it was not controlled or checked. The note says JE infection has been reported from neighbouring state UP and Haryana though virus infection in pigs could not be established initially.

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http://www.dailypioneer.com/city/28451-civic-body-told-to-ban-rearing-pigs-in-residential-areas.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Re: India 2011: Encephalitis fatalities, Total 1,167

Encephalitis claimed the lives of
Dec 17, 09:47 pm

Gorakhpur: Encephalitis has been a string of deaths. In the last twenty-four hours, five new patients admitted to BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur for the killing of 14-year-old power.
Four of those admitted to Gorakhpur and Bihar are a patient. Still admitted to Nehru Hospital, 75 patients are being treated. BRD Medical College this year since January 3270 all patients arrived for treatment, of whom 614 have died.

http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_8642531.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Encephalitis claimed three more lives
Dec 19, 08:53 pm

Gorakhpur: has been a string of deaths from encephalitis in eastern Uttar Pradesh. BRD Medical College in the last two days, five new patients were admitted killing the three.
The three people died and ten months of Gorakhpur them Golu, Mhrajagnj Rahul and three years of the settlement include a half-year-old Tanya. Still admitted to Nehru Hospital, 70 patients are being treated different wards. In medical school this year since January 3275 all patients arrived for treatment, of whom 617 have died.


http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_8651971.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Three more succumb to encephalitis in UP, toll rises to 635
Published on Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 13:36 | Source : PTI

Updated at Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 15:03

Gorakhpur(UP), Dec 20 (PTI) With three more children succumbing to Encephalitis in eastern Uttar Pradesh, the death toll from the viral disease has climbed to 635 this year, a senior health official said today. "Three children have succumbed to the viral diseases over the last 24 hours. The victims belonged to Gorakhpur, Basti and Mahrajganj districts respectively," Additional Director (Health) Diwakar Prasad said. Prasad said that five new patients of encephalitis were admitted to various government hospitals of Gorakhpur and Basti divisions yesterday. As many as 101 patients are undergoing treatment in these hospitals, he added.

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wi...-encephalitisup-toll-rises-to-635_636391.html