India: 2022 Encephalitis

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Source: https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.c...marhi-east-champaran/articleshow/90636327.cms

Muzaffarpur News: So far 5 patients of AES have been found in Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi and East Champaran, one child also died.
Edited by Hrishikesh Narayan Singh | Reported by Sheezan Nezami | Times News NetworkUpdated: Apr 4, 2022, 12:08 PM


Patna/Muzaffarpur: With the onset of summer, the fear of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) seems to grip Bihar, especially in the northern part of the state, which mainly reports cases among children with the onset of summer. Five cases related to AES and one death have been reported so far this year, while two suspected cases are undergoing treatment at SKMCH in Muzaffarpur. Dr Gopal Shankar Sahni, Deputy Superintendent and Head of Pediatrics Department of the hospital said that a patient is an eight-year-old child of Bandra block of Muzaffarpur, he has 104 degree fever. The other is Motihari's almost three-year-old child. Both have symptoms of AES, though a final report is awaited, which is likely to come by Monday...

 

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Source: https://news.abplive.com/health/bih...strict-know-causes-symptoms-treatment-1530903

Bihar: First Case Of Chamki Fever In Supaul District. Know Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Dr. Siddharth Kumar of the hospital did the initial treatment, but due to non-availability of medicine for Chamki fever, the child was referred to a better facility.
By: ABP News Bureau | Published : 10 May 2022 06:44 PM (IST)|Updated : 10 May 2022 06:46 PM (IST)

New Delhi: The first case of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), commonly known as 'Chamki Bukhar,' has been reported in Bihar's Supaul district on Tuesday.

A child from Hriday Nagar of Basantpur block was admitted to Birpur Hospital after he developed a higher fever, but due to a lack of medicine for Chamki fever, he has been referred to a better facility for further treatment.

It is said that the health of four-year-old Hrithik Raj suddenly deteriorated. He started showing symptoms of AES. After this, his father Manoj Mandal got the child admitted to the sub-divisional LN Hospital in Birpur.

Dr. Siddharth Kumar of the hospital did the initial treatment, but due to the non-availability of medicine for Chamki fever, the child was referred to a better facility...

 

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Bihar: Three more acute encephalitis syndrome cases in Muzafarpur district : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...muzaffarpur-district/articleshow/91479106.cms

 

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Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/citi...ihar-reaches-4-this-year-101654156093436.html

Child dies due to encephalitis in Muzaffarpur, toll in Bihar reaches 4 this year
The total number of deaths in the state due to Japanese encephalitis (JE) and AES, which is a cluster of diseases, involving the brain, has now gone up to four this year.
Updated on Jun 02, 2022 03:04 PM IST
By Ruchir Kumar, Patna

A three-year old female child, Shivani Kumari, died of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) at the Sri Krishna Medical College Hospital (SKMCH) in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, around 72 km north of Patna, Tuesday evening, hospital officials said on Wednesday.

The total number of deaths in the state due to Japanese encephalitis (JE) and AES, which is a cluster of diseases, involving the brain, has now gone up to four this year. Of these, three deaths were known cases of AES and one of JE. One death each has been reported from Sitamarhi, Vaishali, Patna and Muzaffarpur district, said state health officials.

SKMCH superintendent, Dr Babu Saheb Jha confirmed that the child died of AES on May 31...

 

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Source: https://www.sentinelassam.com/tophe...rome-claims-16-fogging-starts-in-assam-601163

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome claims 16; fogging starts in Assam With flood waters receding and people returning to their houses from relief camps Encephalitis
By : Sentinel Digital Desk | 6 July 2022 9:24 PM REPORTER

GUWAHATI: With flood waters receding and people returning to their houses from relief camps, JE (Japanese Encephalitis) and AES (Acute Encephalitis Syndrome) broke out. Till July 6, heath workers detected 143 AES cases, claiming 16 lives. They have also detected 48 JE cases. State NHM Mission Director Dr MS Lakshmi Priya held a video conference with the officials of the State IDSP cell (Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme) and State NVBDCP cell (National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme) today.

With the flood waters receding and inmates of relief camps returning to their houses, consumption of contaminated drinking water and subsequent reports of health hazards are coming from some pockets in districts. The NHM MD instructed all the district health teams to intensify the monitoring and timely reporting of fever cases to authorities for timely follow-up action...

 

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Source: https://www.timesnownews.com/india/...eports-17-new-cases-in-a-day-article-92838453

Assam: Three more die due to Japanese Encephalitis, state reports 17 new cases in a day
Assam reported three more deaths due to Japanese Encephalitis on Tuesday. Till now 13 people died due to the infection in July in the state. Out of the three deaths on Tuesday, two were from Jorhat and one from Golaghat.
TN National Desk
Updated Jul 13, 2022 | 06:55 AM IST

Guwahati: Three more people lost their lives in Assam due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) on Tuesday. Till now, 13 people died due to the infection this month in the state. Meanwhile, Assam reported 17 more cases of Japanese Encephalitis in the past 24 hours, taking the tally of the infected people to 115 this month, reported PTI.
Out of the three deaths on Tuesday, two were from Jorhat and one from Golaghat. As per officials, Jorhat also reported six new cases of Japanese Encephalitis, while three were detected in Sivasagar.
Out of the 17 cases of the disease, two each were reported from Nagaon, Dhemaji and Sonitpur along with one each from Dhubri and Kamrup (Metro). Principal Secretary (Health) Avinash Joshi directed all districts of the state to constitute, a District Rapid Response team on Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and JE by Saturday...

 

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Source: https://www.eastmojo.com/news/2022/...-of-japanese-encephalitis-in-assam/#bypass-sw

3 more persons die of Japanese Encephalitis in Assam
Besides, three fresh cases of JE were detected in Dhemaji, two in Morigaon and one in Dibrugarh, it said.
by Press Trust of India July 14, 2022

Guwahati: Three more persons lost their lives due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Assam, an official statement said on Wednesday.

Two persons in Karimganj and one in Sivasagar have died due to JE during the last 24 hours, the National Health Mission, Assam, said in the statement.

Besides, three fresh cases of JE were detected in Dhemaji, two in Morigaon and one in Dibrugarh, it said.

With these deaths, a total of 16 persons have lost their lives due to JE in the state.

Altogether 121 cases of JE have been reported in Assam since July 1...

 

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Source: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/h...cephalitis-in-assam-23-new-cases-found-412420


Three more persons die of Japanese Encephalitis in Assam, 23 new cases found
Altogether 144 cases of JE have been reported in the northeastern state since July 1
PTI

Guwahati, July 14

Three more persons lost their lives due to Japanese Encephalitis in Assam, taking the toll to 19 in the state, an official release said on Thursday.

The National Health Mission, Assam said one person each died of the infection in Darrang, Sonitpur and Udalguri in the last 24 hours...

 

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Source: https://www.timesnownews.com/india/...t-state-reports-16-new-cases-article-92908992

Japanese Encephalitis in Assam: four more people die due to infection; flood-hit state reports 16 new cases
The death toll due to Japanese Encephalitis in Assam rose to 23 this month as four more people lost their lives in the past 24 hours. The flood-hit state also reported 16 new cases of the viral infection.
TN National Desk
Updated Jul 16, 2022 | 03:03 AM IST

Guwahati: Four more people lost their lives in Assam on Friday due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE). Till now, 23 people have lost their lives in July due to the infection in the flood-hit northeastern state. Two deaths each were reported from Nalbari and Morigaon districts of Assam.
Meanwhile, 16 new cases of Japanese Encephalitis were reported in the state in the past 24 hours, taking the tally to 160 this month, reported PTI. Four fresh cases were reported from Nagaon district, while three cases each were detected in Nalbari and Udalguri districts of the state.
Meanwhile, Sivasagar reported two Japanese Encephalitis cases. Barpeta, Kamrup Metro, Karbi Anglong and Hojai reported one case each. On Thursday, three deaths were reported due to the viral infection. Notably, JE spreads by mosquitoes, especially during the monsoon flood season between May and October...

 

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Source: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/30-japanese-encephalitis-deaths-in-assam-in-2-weeks-3174268

30 Japanese Encephalitis Deaths In Assam In 2 Weeks
Assam annually records surge in Japanese Encephalitis cases, which is transmitted by infected mosquitoes, during this period
All IndiaWritten by Ratnadip ChoudhuryUpdated: July 19, 2022 9:21 pm IST

Guwahati:

Three more deaths due to Japanese Encephalitis were reported in Assam on Monday, taking the number to 30 in two weeks.

"As many as 13 new cases were also detected and the total number of Japanese Encephalitis cases in the state has risen to 183," a release by the National Health Mission stated.

One death each was reported from Kamrup Metropolitan and Kamrup and Lakhimpur districts. Among the new cases, Nagaon and Jorhat logged the highest with five each.

One fresh infection each was reported from Sivasagar, Hojai and Kamrup Metropolitan, the release said. One new case of Japanese Encephalitis was detected in the state on Sunday, though no deaths were reported.

"All districts have formed a District Rapid Response team on Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and JE," a National Health Mission official said...

 

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Source: https://theprint.in/india/japanese-...lives-in-assam-death-toll-reaches-35/1048607/

Japanese Encephalitis claims 3 more lives in Assam, death toll reaches 35
ANI
21 July, 2022 01:18 pm IST

Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 21 (ANI): Japanese Encephalitis claimed three more lives in Assam in the last 24 hours taking the death toll to 35 and reported a total of 24 new cases of during the period.

According to the National Health Mission (NHM), Assam, three people died due to the infection of Japanese Encephalitis in the state in the last 24 hours...

 

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Source: https://www.canindia.com/assam-japanese-encephalitis-claims-38-lives-infects-238/


Assam: Japanese Encephalitis claims 38 lives, infects 238
By NewsWire -
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...phalitis-cases-on-the-rise-in-golaghat-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/nation...ths-in-assam-toll-rise-to-41-news-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...lives-in-the-state-so-far-11658909015819.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...