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India Encephalitis 2012: 1,486 deaths - Outbreaks in Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal

Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 266 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 266 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

15 And the children died of death continues
Updated on: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:59 PM (IST)

15 And the children died of death continues

Muzaffarpur, Casn: The team's presence in the midst of the continuing scourge of meningitis in children. Saturday, 15 children died from the disease. Skemsiac and Kejriwal hospital five - five, in Sitamarhi, a child died in the Civil Hospital. The city, killing two children in a private hospital. The number of children going to die from the disease has reached 118. Skemsiac with the 11 and 10 children in two-foil and was admitted after complaining of fever. The 47 children in the two hospitals are waging a war of life.

In Skemsiac Akuriha, Kanti's Ritu Kumari (6), Jitkia, Miss Karina's Meenapur (2), Shian, Ruksar panorama of Sitamarhi (4), Dadri, Meenapur the mo. Azam (5) and Koilibrao, Meenapur veil of the Virgin (5) died during the treatment. In the two-Govindganj, East Champaran face Kumar (5), Runnisadpur, Sitamarhi King (3.5), Raini, of Skra Aman (3.5), Giddhan, Mniari the wisdom (4) and Piprakoti, East Champaran and Rajesh Kumar (10 ) had died. Civil Hospital, Madhuban, Janaki's East Champaran (3) were killed. The city's infant disease specialist at the clinic Simra, Paru the dog (4) and Gosaipur, MOOSHAHARY large (2.5) died. Dr Ram Gopal Jain, confirmed on Thursday.

PHC at the outbreak of the disease reported in Sursand charge Dr. Jitendra Kumar had visited the area to assess the situation. On the other hand the suffering of the children from Delhi NCDC's team had an MRI. Are investigating various aspects of the team members.
http://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-9368598.html

143 children die due to encephalitis strain in Bihar
Press Trust of India / Patna June 14, 2012, 21:35

Fourteen more children died of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar since yesterday, taking the toll due to the disease since May to 143, an official said.

The toll in the outbreak of the AES stood at 143 till date while 73 others were undergoing treatment at various hospitals in the state, Additional Secretary (Health) R P Ojha told reporters.

The highest number of 86 children have died in Muzaffarpur at the Sri Krishna Memorial College and Hospital and Kejriwal Charitable Hospital, while the toll in the Patna Medical College and Hospital stood at 46, the health official said.

The AES cases have stabilised in Gaya district where 11 children have died and 20 patients were undergoing treatment at the Anugrah Narayan Magadh College and Hospital, Ojha said.
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http://business-standard.com/genera...ie-due-to-encephalitis-strain-in-bihar/20724/
 
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 280 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 280 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Explore the possibility of an MRI
Updated on: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:57 AM (IST)

Explore the possibility of an MRI

Muzaffarpur, Casn: protect children from meningitis brought havoc to the National Disease Control Center (NCDC), the team started its work on Thursday. Part of the focus still Investigating Team (pathological examination or survey) is on. To visit some affected villages to assess the situation. The team decided to get an MRI of the affected children.

Dr. Himanshu Chauhan led the team in the morning at six o'clock in the NCDC MOOSHAHARY Sbapur block and village Mnika Bisnpur reached the moon. He was a PHC physician Dr. Shankar Sah. Assess the geographical location of children suffering around the home had a chat with the family. His life - bear, Khan - took stock of catering and mess around. Sbapur Umesh Das, daughter of the river has recovered after treatment. Mnika Bisnpur were killed on Wednesday by the polish. These villages have tried to catch mice. But, they did not hold. Now it will try on Friday. In the late evening Barmtpur National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme of Kanti (Anvibeediseepi) of mosquitoes caught by Dr. BK Thapar. He was an employee of PHC. District this year's first patient described here is the paradise panorama. He has recovered after treatment. Dr. Chauhan said that the river and plans to study at Kanti. But, after the death of the second case study will be radiant.

Skemsiac team with experts in the discussion was. MRI was decided to make the children suffer. CT scans of these children did not report anything wrong. So with the help of an MRI report "Opportunities" are being searched. It will know what part of the brain have been wrong. The MRI also admitted there were gunja Kumari and Kumari Nisha. Some physicians believed that the blood sugar as the base to be examined. The suffering of children is found to reduce sugar levels.

Children suffering from the blood (serum) and CSF waiting in carrying a team of NIV Pune has been arranged for the deep freezer.
http://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-9370222.html
 
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 280 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 280 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Encephalitis kills 4 more in Bihar, toll mounts to 147
IANS
Patna, June 15, 2012

First Published: 13:05 IST(15/6/2012)
Last Updated: 13:29 IST(15/6/2012)

Four more children succumbed to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) on Friday in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, taking the death toll to 147 in the state in the last one month. The government has identified 10 districts where the disease has spread, officials said.

In Muzaffarpur district alone, AES, a mosquito-borne disease, has claimed the lives of 90 children so far - the highest in the state. Most children died at the Sri Krishna Memorial College and Hospital and the Kejriwal Charitable Hospital in the district.
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Additional secretary (Health) RP Ojha said that 46 children have so far died at the Patna Medical College and Hospital here and 11 at Gaya's Anugrah Narain Medical College and Hospital.

However, reports reaching here said that recently AES has also claimed two lives in Sitamarhi, four in Hajipur, district headquarters of Vaishali, and one in East Champaran district. But the health officials here have not confirmed it.
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/India...Bihar-toll-mounts-to-147/Article1-872727.aspx
 
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 284 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 284 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Figures here are higher than reported from the main English language agencies. -Ro

170 children die of encephalitis, Bihar govt cancels doctors’ leave
14 June 2012
PATNA, 14 JUNE: A disease identified as the acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) has broken out in an epidemic form in 10 districts of Bihar, killing at least 170 children over the past fortnight. Experts are still clueless as to how to control it.
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Although the disease has now spread to 10 districts, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Gaya, Sitamarhi and Vaishali remain the worst-affected with Muzaffarpur leading the death toll. A maximum of 113 deaths has been reported from Muzaffarpur district alone, followed by 48 deaths in Patna.
The state health department, though, has confirmed only 129 deaths caused by the epidemic. It blamed the hot and humid weather for the deaths.
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http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=413396&catid=36
 
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 284 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 284 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Deteriorating conditions, 16 and the deaths of children
Updated on: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:02 PM (IST)

Deteriorating conditions, 16 and the deaths of children

Muzaffarpur, Casn: Snblti meningitis has not been the case. Despite the efforts of physicians and has been a string of deaths. On Friday, 16 children died from the disease. Kejriwal Skemsiac eight and four children in the hospital died during treatment. औrai the two and a child died before reaching hospital. One child died in the East Champaran. North Bihar has so far killed 139 children. The two dozen children, tinsel, coma and was admitted after complaining of fever.

Kejriwal hospital Vishant (3), Madhuban, East Champaran, Aman Kumar (4), Mehsi, poo. Champaran, TOT (8), Chakia, poo. Champaran, Savita (3), Krja, Muzaffarpur, Govindjee (10), hammer, Muzaffarpur, D (8), hammer, Muzaffarpur, Amaresh (6), Krja, Muzaffarpur and light (4), Sahebganj, Muzaffarpur killing . While the treatment reached Sonbrsa, Rajnandni of Muzaffarpur (4) died before the treatment. In the Skemsiac Runnisadpur, Sitamarhi, mo. Azhar (7) and mo. Danish (7), the Bisnpur औrai Pushpa Kumari (half year) and Triani, Sheohar the Aditya Kumar (5) were killed. औrai Kumar in the sky (5 months) and Pooja Kumari (8) died. The Bismbrpur resident of East Champaran sitting Betul mo son. Sajid (4) of the deaths occurred before reaching Skemsiac.
http://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-9372186.html
 
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 284 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 284 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

156 chidren dead due to AES, 82 others admitted in hosptials
PTI | 08:06 PM,Jun 15,2012
Patna, Jun 15 (PTI) Altogether 156 children have died due to outbreak of the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar since May and 82 others were admitted to various hospitals for treatment, an official said today. Out of 409 children detected with suffering from AES symptoms, 156 have died and 82 others were admitted in hospitals for treatment, the Additional Secretary (Health) R.P. Ojha told reporters. The remaining 171 children have been discharged by the hospital after full cure of their ailments, he said.
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http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfe...-82-others-admitted-in-hosptials/1012371.html
 
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 293 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 293 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Government talks tough as Patna Medical College and Hospital strike on
Nishant Sinha, TNN | Jun 16, 2012, 01.37AM IST

PATNA: The Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH)'s junior doctors' strike continued for the second day on Friday, virtually paralysing the medicare facilities at the 1,675-bed government hospital, especially the emergency ward which wore a deserted look.
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The 250-bed emergency ward was chock-a-block with patients prior to the strike call. On Friday, however, only 20-odd patients were in the ward as most of the patients moved to private hospitals for treatment. The inflow of patients to OPDs also came down to nearly 20 as against 500-odd on normal days. Barring few, all the patients in the emergency paediatric ward had moved to other places by Friday. Only a few children, particularly those suffering from acute encephalitis syndrome, which has claimed more than 100 lives during the last 20 days in the state, are left in the ward.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...d-Hospital-strike-on/articleshow/14159246.cms
 
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 293 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 293 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh:

Encephalitis claimed three more lives
Jun 15, 11:04 pm

Gorakhpur: Purvanchal Encephalitis in the recruitment of patients and deaths continues. BRD Medical College in the last twenty-four hours three new patients were admitted, while three others were killed.
Siddharth of the three people were killed and one year and a half years Indraj Laxminarayan are seventy five years of endurance and Bihar. Medical College recruited 26 patients still being treated. Gorakhpur Medical College since January this year in the last 424 patients have been enrolled of whom 105 have died. In recent times the speed of the patients and the number of deaths has risen. 43 patients admitted in medical college in the last fifteen days, while 12 deaths.
http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_9372995.html
 
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 304 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 304 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Encephalitis claims 9 more lives in Bihar, toll now 159
IANS | June 16, 2012 | Nation | 0 Comments

Patna:
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Additional Secretary (Health) R.P. Ojha said that of the 409 children detected with AES symptoms, 159 have died and 82 others have been admitted to various hospitals in the state. The rest have been discharged after treatment.
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As many as 47 children have died at the Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH) and 12 at Gaya?s Anugrah Narain Medical College Hospital.
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http://www.mizonews.net/nation/encephalitis-claims-9-more-lives-in-bihar-toll-now-159/
 
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 307 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 307 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

We have now documented 307 encephalitis deaths to date this year in India. We crossed the 300 fatality mark on July 27th last year. 2011 had case numbers 87% higher and fatalities 36% higher than the 9 year average. The peak of the encephalitis season is still 2 months away.
 
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 307 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 307 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

The scourge of meningitis and 10 deaths
Updated on: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 07:43 PM (IST)


The scourge of meningitis and 10 deaths

Muzaffarpur, Kapr: Tirhut division continued havoc in the 21 th day of meningitis. On Saturday, the victim of meningitis, including 29 children died during treatment 11. The number of children going to die from the disease so far has reached 154.

Here, death is constantly concerned with the Bihar government have called CS. PHC has been alerted as well as all the information related to the village as well as send a team of physicians. Take it everywhere and referred the patient to arrange an ambulance rushed to the hospital by ambulance is free. Skemsiac Superintendent Dr. GK Thakur said that the 10 new patients are admitted. 8 of 40 patients undergoing treatment had died. Given the number of patients from different wards of 6 beds are being prepared. There is already 21 ICU beds.

Administrator of Maternal BP Giri said Kejriwal House on Saturday, killing two of 17 new patients. Patients admitted in the East Champaran district of Mehsi Subhan Ali, Risu Miss Abbey's face Mehsi AMBA, Mehsi goriyan Ansari, a resident of Sitamarhi district Runnisadpur moonlit panorama, Sangeeta Kumari, Mintu Kumar, Kanti in Muzaffarpur district, Baria resident nikhat panorama, Bella Dhirnptty resident happiness, Mahnth Mniari the Tinku, Mustfapur resident Subhan Khan, Neha's Meenapur Mksudpur, Rnju of Mniari Madhopur, Kanti manoratha the Golu, the attenuated Meenapur navigation cluster Kumar, Ameeta of Sumera Miss, Miss Krja include the putul. Here, the Deputy Superintendent of Civil Hospital, Dr. BN Jha, District TB Officer, Dr Suresh Sharma and district officer Dr Dineshwar Singh, the leadership of filariasis control room is operational. The patients provided information on prevention and the doctor said. Control room by dialing the telephone number 0621-2245030 on any information on meningitis can be taken.

The doctors described the precautions

- Kids do not let bare skin in the sun

- Do not leave them in the garden during the day

- Feed them plenty of water, lemon water to the solution

- From Dusk Till Dawn must bath twice remind

- If the cold water bar immediately to the nearest PHC Laven
http://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-9374976.html
 
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 307 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 307 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

169 children die due to encephalitis strain in Bihar
Jun 16, 2012 | PTI | Patna

Twelve more children died in the outbreak of the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar in the past 24 hours, taking the toll to 169 since May.
Additional Secretary (Health) R P Ojha said 12 children died in the Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital and the charitable Kejriwal hospital at Muzaffarpur. Altogether 92 children were admitted in various hospitals to symptoms of the AES, the health official said.
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http://www.asianage.com/india/169-children-die-due-encephalitis-strain-bihar-739
 
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 317 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 317 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Fatality totals by date (various media outlets) for the current Bihar outbreak.
Bihar 2012.PNG

To Date:
Total number of patients: 429
Fatalities 169 (39.4%)
Under treatment: 92 (21.4%)
Discharged: 168 (39.2%)
 
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 317 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 317 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Rat - Mosquito and garden Target
Updated on: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 01:38 AM (IST)

Muzaffarpur, Kapr: go to the root of the rat brain fever - mosquito, garden, Khan - will study the habits and environment. On Saturday, Secretary diameter strategy research at a meeting held under the law. At the meeting, Dr. CS Jञanbhusn and joined the team from Delhi. 21 collected samples were sent to Delhi. CS said that the team is being supported by all. The children's blood sample collection from the Pune team led by Dr. Tandle went back.

This is the next strategy

Children will be collecting blood samples -50-50

- What the child ate before getting sick, it will be detailed

- The sick child's garden of trees around the house which will be on research

- Houses or mice in the garden will be holding

- Mosquitoes will be studied on the sample and the environment

- Animal blood sample and swabs will also team
http://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-9377180.html
 
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 317 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 317 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Updated report from Muzaffarpur;

The scourge of meningitis and 14 deaths
Updated on: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 01:44 AM (IST)

The scourge of meningitis and 14 deaths

Muzaffarpur, Kapr: Tirhut division continued havoc in the 21 th day of meningitis. On Saturday, the victim of meningitis, including 31 children died during treatment 14. The number of children going to die from the disease so far has reached 157.

Here, death is constantly concerned with the Bihar government have called CS. PHC has been alerted to charge as well as all the information related to the village as well as send a team of physicians. Take it everywhere and referred the patient to arrange an ambulance rushed to the hospital by ambulance is free. Skemsiac Superintendent Dr. GK Thakur said that the 14 new patients were recruited. 45 patients were undergoing treatment in which 11 died. Given the number of patients from different wards of 6 beds are being prepared. There is already 21 ICU beds.

Administrator of Maternal BP Giri said Kejriwal House on Saturday, killing three of 17 new patients.
...
http://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-9374976.html
 
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 317 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 317 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh:

Encephalitis claimed the lives of
Jun 16, 07:32 pm

Gorakhpur: Encephalitis and deaths continues to recruit patients. In the last twenty-four hours in BRD Medical College, six new patients were admitted to the thirty-year-old Swaminathan Kushinagar died.
Those who were admitted Mhrajagnj and Kushinagar two - two and Deoria and Mou - a patient. Admitted to Nehru Hospital, 27 patients still being treated. Since January last in medical school have come to treat 430 patients, of whom 106 have died.
http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_9374895.html
 
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Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 318 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

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Archive Number: 20120616.1170331

JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS AND OTHER - INDIA (06): (BIHAR, UTTAR PRADESH)
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Date: Sat 16 Jun 2012
Source: Daijiworld, Indo Asian News Service (IANS) report [edited]
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=140409


Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), the deadly mosquito-borne disease that has hit Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, 2 of India's most populated states, is spreading. More deaths of AES patients, mostly children from poor families, from the states have been reported and the outbreak of the ailment seems far from being contained.

With 9 more children dying of AES in Bihar's Gaya, Muzaffarpur, and Patna districts, according to officials Saturday [16 Jun 2012], the toll has risen to a shocking 159 in just 3 weeks. "Fresh AES cases have been reported from all 10 affected districts," a state health department official said.

In Uttar Pradesh, 88 people have succumbed to various strains of AES in the last 2 weeks, prompting the state government to press the panic button. Most of the cases have come from the eastern district of Gorakhpur, near Bihar.

In Bihar, as many as 409 children have been detected with AES and of them, 159 have died and 82 admitted to hospitals, said Additional Secretary (Health) RP Ojha. The rest have been discharged, he said. The worst affected districts include Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, East Champaran, and Vaishali. Health officials say AES has killed lives of 100 children in Muzaffarpur alone.

Alarmed, Health Minister Ashwani Kumar Choubey has asked the striking junior doctors of the Patna Medical College Hospital to resume work.

A team from New Delhi is now in Muzaffarpur, around 75 km [47 mi] from Patna, to help contain the fatal viral disease.

"All medical colleges and hospitals have been directed to provide free medicines to patients having AES symptoms," said Health Secretary Vayasji.

However, Bihar is yet to declare AES an epidemic.

In Uttar Pradesh, health officials say that till 10 Jun [2012], 467 cases of AES came to primary health centres, hospitals and the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur.

Director General of Medical Health Ram Ji Lal said: "The disease has begun spreading a little early this time round, but we are ready to take it on."

The disease, which killed more than 600 people last season [2011], is peaking in areas around Gorakhpur, officials say.

Lal said the maximum number of deaths have been reported from Gorakhpur followed by Kushinagar, Deoria, and Maharajganj.

However, no infection of Japanese encephalitis, a virulent strain, has been reported, said health officials. But they caution that this did not mean that the disease had been contained.

"We are keeping our fingers crossed and doing our best to prevent the epidemic-like situation as last year [2011]," an official told IANS.

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[The report above implies that Japanese encephalitis virus has been ruled out as the etiological agent in these case, but that some other, as yet unidentified, virus(es) are involved. It is difficult to predict how the New Delhi team will contain the disease without knowing the etiological agent involved in these cases. One hopes that the team will determine which viruses, if any, are responsible for the AES cases. A recent publication attributed AES cases to heat stroke, rather than to an infectious disease (see ProMED-mail archive no 20120613.1166861). No mention is made of that possible etiology in the above report.

A HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map showing the location of Bihar state can be accessed at http://healthmap.org/r/1*O9 and Uttar Pradesh state at http://healthmap.org/r/1-k3. - Mod.TY]
 
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 318 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 318 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

[The report above implies that Japanese encephalitis virus has been ruled out as the etiological agent in these case, but that some other, as yet unidentified, virus(es) are involved. It is difficult to predict how the New Delhi team will contain the disease without knowing the etiological agent involved in these cases. One hopes that the team will determine which viruses, if any, are responsible for the AES cases. A recent publication attributed AES cases to heat stroke, rather than to an infectious disease (see ProMED-mail archive no 20120613.1166861). No mention is made of that possible etiology in the above report.

A HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map showing the location of Bihar state can be accessed at http://healthmap.org/r/1*O9 and Uttar Pradesh state at http://healthmap.org/r/1-k3. - Mod.TY]

To my reading, the comment in the IANS report about no JE refers only to the Uttar Pradesh cases. It's worth remembering that 2 of 4 cases tested from Gaya came back positive for JE.
 
Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 318 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 318 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

To my reading, the comment in the IANS report about no JE refers only to the Uttar Pradesh cases. It's worth remembering that 2 of 4 cases tested from Gaya came back positive for JE.

It is also worth keeping in mind here, further complicating the issue of diagnosis, that a negative result does not necessarily rule out a given etiology. Issues of improper cold chain storage and improper sample collection have been raised in previous years, meaning that a patient could very easily test negative for the virus that infected him.
 
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Re: India 2012: Encephalitis, 318 deaths - Outbreaks in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Mysterious disease claims 18 lives on single day
Patna, June 16, 2012, DHNS:
Even as doctors, scientists and health specialists in Bihar continue to investigate the ?mysterious disease? which has claimed hundreds of lives in the last one month, the death of 18 more kids on Saturday has taken the toll from 156 to 174.

Additional Secretary (Health) R P Ojha said out of 402 children detected with symptoms of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), 82 have been admitted to different hospitals for treatment, while 156 died. The rest 164 children have been discharged after treatment.

Unofficial sources, however, put the death toll to 203.
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http://www.deccanherald.com/content/257539/mysterious-disease-claims-18-lives.html
 
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