Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis outbreaks, 110 deaths - US CDC team visits Gorakhpur
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis outbreaks, 110 deaths - US CDC team visits Gorakhpur
UP: Encephalitis claims one more life, toll reaches 88
PTI | 06:05 PM,May 29,2012
Gorakhpur (UP), May 29 (PTI) One more person succumbed to encephalitis here, taking the death toll due to the viral disease to 88 in eastern Uttar Pradesh alone this year. 65-year-old Haridas, a resident of neighbouring Deoria district, died last night at the BRD Medical College here, hospital sources said. As many as 346 patients with symptoms of encephalitis have been admitted to the hospital so far this year, they said. Most of the cases reported are of water-borne encephalitis.
http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfe...ms-one-more-life-toll-reaches-88/1004814.html
Experts visit Japanese Encephalitis afflicted Gorukhpur areas
PTI | 11:05 PM,May 28,2012
Gorakhpur (UP), May 28 (PTI) A team of medical scientists from Toronto University today visited areas of Gorakhpur division affected by Japanese Encephalitis outbreak. The seven-member team, along with experts from National Institute of Virology, Pune and doctors of BRD Medical College visited Kushinagar district and most affected areas of Gorakhpur district, said senior paediatrician of BRD college Dr P K Srivastava. The team members studied the living conditions, health and hygiene along with diagnostic and medical facilities available to the affected population, he said, adding that the team will make a detailed study report after reaching their country and apprise their Indian counterparts about the outcome.
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The National Institute of Virology has established a field lab to detect the strains of viruses that cause AES.
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http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfe...alitis-afflicted-gorukhpur-areas/1004543.html
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis outbreaks, 110 deaths - US CDC team visits Gorakhpur
UP: Encephalitis claims one more life, toll reaches 88
PTI | 06:05 PM,May 29,2012
Gorakhpur (UP), May 29 (PTI) One more person succumbed to encephalitis here, taking the death toll due to the viral disease to 88 in eastern Uttar Pradesh alone this year. 65-year-old Haridas, a resident of neighbouring Deoria district, died last night at the BRD Medical College here, hospital sources said. As many as 346 patients with symptoms of encephalitis have been admitted to the hospital so far this year, they said. Most of the cases reported are of water-borne encephalitis.
http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfe...ms-one-more-life-toll-reaches-88/1004814.html
Experts visit Japanese Encephalitis afflicted Gorukhpur areas
PTI | 11:05 PM,May 28,2012
Gorakhpur (UP), May 28 (PTI) A team of medical scientists from Toronto University today visited areas of Gorakhpur division affected by Japanese Encephalitis outbreak. The seven-member team, along with experts from National Institute of Virology, Pune and doctors of BRD Medical College visited Kushinagar district and most affected areas of Gorakhpur district, said senior paediatrician of BRD college Dr P K Srivastava. The team members studied the living conditions, health and hygiene along with diagnostic and medical facilities available to the affected population, he said, adding that the team will make a detailed study report after reaching their country and apprise their Indian counterparts about the outcome.
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The National Institute of Virology has established a field lab to detect the strains of viruses that cause AES.
...
http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfe...alitis-afflicted-gorukhpur-areas/1004543.html