India Encephalitis 2017: 1,228 fatalities

[Ronan Kelly]

http://nvbdcp.gov.in/Doc/je-aes.pdf

Comment: A media report has reported the number of fatalities in Odisha as 60. A report from Jharkhand in this thread tells of 64 deaths at one hospital alone. Tamil Nadu has seen at least 5 fatalities, Kerala has reported 4 fatalities, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttarakhand & Maharashtra have all reported 1 fatality each in reports in this thread. In total this amounts to 969 fatalities so far this year. As always, I am dubious about these official figures. Some states like Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Manipur & Karnataka have large numbers of cases, but seem to report few fatalities.

- Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Bihar
Encephalitis havoc, the death of a sibling sibling
Publish Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2017 08:04 PM (IST) | Updated Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2017 08:04 PM (IST)

Shivar [Jnn]. In Bihar's Shivar district Ratanpur village of Piprihi block has died due to incestivitis. A five-year-old son of Dinesh Tiwari treated a local doctor after he had fever. If the fever was not cured, he was referred to SKMCH, Muzaffarpur for better treatment. Where Ayush died on Tuesday during treatment.

Ayush's eight-year-old sister Aarti Kumari was also suffering from fever. He was also treated at the local level, due to no improvement in the situation, Aarti also went away from this world. There is silence in the village with the death of brother and sister. There is rural terrorism due to the spread of this deadly disease. The family said that the death of AYUSH was caused by encephalitis. In Aithey's sister Aarti, however, the symptoms of encephalitis began to appear.

Shiv Vihar Civil Surgeon Bhaineshwar Thakur said that Aishush was suffering from encephalitis. He was treated in SKMCH. At the same time, her sister is also being told to have symptoms of the same disease. The medical team has been sent for investigation.

By Ravi Ranjan
http://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffa...-and-sister-due-to-encephalitis-16996547.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Kid's death from brain fever
Publish Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2017 06:52 PM (IST) | Updated Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2017 06:52 PM (IST)

Dialogue formula, Chapunah: A teenager suffering from brain fever, breathed his way while taking Saifai. This caused a lot of noise in the family.

Gautam Agnihotri (16) resident of village Bhowlpur, Umesh Chandra Agnihotri had a sudden fever in the last three months. It took some medicine from the medical store to take medicine. On Monday late night he went to see Ramlila in village Lalasahai Nagaria. Upon the morning, there was a high fever. The family took him to a private hospital in Khardini. During the investigation, brain fever was confirmed. The doctor advised to move to a medical college in Saifee in critical condition. The family took off with him but died on the way. There was a whisper on the returning body of the body. Her mother Geeta Devi's crying was a bad one. The present women kept taking them to the senses with the help of water, but she was constantly upset. The eyes of every person heard their screams. Problems are fixed due to poor financial condition of the family.

Divya's father was made of sticks

Gaurav's father Umesh Chandra is not the light of eyes. He had become his father's blackjack. Filling the family was very helpful in nutrition. After his death, the father became unconscious. Their mouths did not touch the lips. The situation of the villagers also came out to see the situation.

By Jagran
http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/kannauj-kids-death-from-brain-fever-16996028.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Tripura
Agartala, Nov 09, 2017 : In a tragic incident a youth of Tripura Aparesh Dutta died of ?Encephalitis? in Calcutta, as recorded in his death certificate. Aparesh had breathed his last on Tuesday night and his dead body was carried back to Agartala yesterday in a coffin. However, Aparesh?s close relatives suspect that he must have died of ?Dengue? and not ?Encephalitis? as recorded in the death certificate. ?The West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has directed doctors not to attribute fever related deaths as indiscriminately caused by Dengue; so ?Encephalitis? was cited by doctors as the reason for death.
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http://tripurainfo.com/pgDetailsNews.aspx?WhatId=31699

 

[Ronan Kelly]

National Rural Drinking Water Programme
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In news:

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has accorded its approval for continuation and restructuring of National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) to make it outcome-based, competitive and better monitored with increased focus on sustainability (functionality) of schemes to ensure good quality service delivery to the rural population.

(A sum of Rs. 23,050 crore has been approved for the programme for the Fourteenth Finance Commission (FFC) period 2017-18 to 2019-20.)

The programme will cover all the Rural Population across the country. The restructuring will make the programme flexible, result-oriented, competitive, and will enable the Ministry towards to reach the goal of increasing coverage of sustainable Piped Water Supply.

Highlights:

National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) is to be continued co-terminus with the 14thFinance Commission cycle till March 2020.
With the restructuring of the NRDWP, there will be 2% earmarking of funds for Japanese Encephalitis (JE) /Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) affected areas.
A new Sub-programme under NRDWP viz. National Water Quality Sub-Mission (NWQSM) which has been started by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in February 2017 will address the urgent need for providing clean drinking water in about 28000 Arsenic & Fluoride affected habitations (already identified). As per estimates, about Rs. 12,500 crore as Central share will be required over 4 years i.e. up to March, 2021. This is being funded from the allocation under NRDWP.
Pre-financing for the agreed schemes, to the extent of half of the second instalment amount, will be made by the State Governments, which will be reimbursed later on from the central funding. If the State(s) fails to claim this amount before 30thNovember in the financial year, then, these funds will become a part of the common pool, which will be released to the high performing States, which have already pre-financed the requisite Government of India share on a first come first serve basis.
Other half of second instalment of funds will be released to the States based on functionality status of completed piped water supply schemes, which will be evaluated through a third party.
The Cabinet has approved Rs. 23,050 crore for the programme for the FFC period 2017-18 to 2019-20.
The NWQSM aims to cover all rural population in Arsenic/Fluoride affected habitations with clean drinking water on a sustainable basis by March 2021. States have been given more flexibility in utilization of NRDWP funds by reducing the number of components under the programme.

As per the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, about 77% of rural habitations in India have achieved a fully covered (FC) status (40 litres per capita per day) and 56% of the rural population have access to tap water through public stand posts within which 16.7% have household connections.

Background:

The NRDWP was started in 2009, with a major emphasis on ensuring sustainability (source) of water availability in terms of portability, adequacy, convenience, affordability and equity.
NRDWP is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with 50:50 fund sharing between the Centre and the States.
Over the years, learning from the success achieved and the deficiencies felt during the implementation of NRDWP, certain modifications are needed in existing guidelines and procedure of release of funds to the States for making the programme more outcome-oriented and competitive.
Focus on piped water supply, increase level of service delivery, thrust on coverage of water quality affected habitations (National Water Quality Sub-Mission to tackle Arsenic & Fluoride affected habitations, JE / AES areas), coverage of Open Defecation Free (ODF) declared villages, SAGY GPs, Ganga GPs, Integrated Action Plan (IAP) districts, Border Out Posts (BOP) with piped water supply and Institutional set up for proper O&M of water supply assets etc. have been introduced.
http://uccindia.org/national-rural-drinking-water-programme/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

In rural Gorakhpur, govt to set up mini-PICUs
While the initiative will seek to reduce pressure on BRD Medical College, the shortage of specialised doctors is a hurdle.

Written by Maulshree Seth | Lucknow | Published:November 11, 2017 9:28 am
Gorakhpur deaths, Gorakhpur tragedy, BRD hospital deaths, Gorakhpur hospital, indian express, india news In August, the government had received a lot of flak following the deaths of 60 children in just five days at the hospital.
Plans are on to set up mini-pediatric intensive care units (mini-PICUs) in rural Gorakhpur. The move comes against the backdrop of children deaths reported from the government BRD Medical College and Hospital in the last few months. The mini-PICUs are intended to save time in treatment and will be established in community and primary health centres (CHCs and PHCs, respectively) While there are 22 Encephalitis Treatment Centres (ETCs) in Gorakhpur to cover 19 blocks, at the CHC and PHC level, there are just four pediatrician. As a result, parents prefer to take their children directly to the medical college for critical care.
?Chauri-Chaura and Piprauli CHCs as well Kauri Ram PHC have been identified by us (as the pilot project) and soon final selection would also be made,? said Ravindra Kumar, Chief Medical Officer, Gorakhpur. On how these centres were identified, he said, ?A large number of cases were reported from these areas. Moreover, these centers connect to many health centers in the region and thus can cater to a large area.?
While the initiative will seek to reduce pressure on BRD Medical College, the shortage of specialised doctors is a hurdle. ?It is true that there are just four pediatrician over 22 ETCs in the district, but for mini-PICU, at least three pediatrician, who can work in eight-hour shifts, have been recommended,? said Kumar.
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http://indianexpress.com/article/ci...-gorakhpur-govt-to-set-up-mini-picus-4932258/

Comment: A great idea, but one that I have little hope for. Funding of healthcare is not consistent in Uttar Pradesh. Many of the local clinics opened under previous initiatives now lie empty and dormant due to lack of staff. See for example posts 118, 119 & 164 in this thread. - Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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[Ronan Kelly]

Gorakhpur deaths: Real problem not with BRD hospital but medical services at grass-root level, say experts
After reports that 70 children died at Baba Raghav Das Medical College in Gorakhpur in the first five days of this month, rekindling the August horror, the government is planning steps to strengthen medical and health services at the periphery
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Experts said the actual problem was not with the hospital but with the medical and health services at the grass-root level. However, sources informed that shortage of specialised doctors i.e. paediatricians was the biggest hurdle.
?We have taken various steps, which includes adding 21 additional medical staff to the pediatric department, including 10 resident doctors, 10 medical officers and one professor. We have also added two Neo-Natal Intensive Care Units at the hospital,? said PK Singh, Principal of BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur.
However, the hospital administration maintained the number of deaths were high because they catered to a larger population and most of the patients reached them in critical condition. ?One has to consider that we cater to about 5 crore people in eastern UP, adjoining Bihar and Nepal. There is no such other facility for children in the near vicinity. While Encephalitis Treatment Centres (ETC) centers have been formed at the grass-root level but they do not have doctors,? one official said.
Sources said in the 22 Encephalitis Treatment Centres, there are just four pediatricians posted. Without pediatricians, these specialised units have not much use.
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In the month of October, 1,630 new admissions took place in the PICU and NICU of the hospital, out of which 457 deaths were reported. In NICU, 483 new admissions took place and 295 children died. Out of the 1147 patients at PICU, 162 succumbed to their diseases.
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http://indianexpress.com/article/be...ices-at-grass-root-level-say-experts-4932236/

Comment: Approximately 100 of the deaths in October were due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome. - Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Rajasthan
DNA Exclusive: First case of Japanese encephalitis reported from Rajasthan

AMIT BHATT | Updated: Nov 12, 2017, 11:04 AM IST, DNA webdesk

Rajasthan has registered the first case of Japanese encephalitis in Kota division. The victim, a 30-year-old woman, died in Maharawal Bhim Singh (MBS) hospital on October 16. Twenty-five days after her death, it has been confirmed in the report from National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune that she was suffering from Japanese encephalitis.

The deceased Manju, wife of Parasram, was a resident of Chamunda colony in Kishoraipatan in Bundi district, 24 kilometers away from Kota divisional headquarters. "She had fever on October 6. After consulting with local doctors, we took her to New Medical College, Kota on October 8 from where she was admitted in Sudha Hospital at Talwandi. After four days treatment she was referred to MBS hospital where she died on October 16," said Parasram.
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http://www.dnaindia.com/jaipur/repor...asthan-2559446

Comment: There have been multiple reported encephalitis cases in Rajasthan this year (see posts 2, 18, 24,16, 84,112 & 135 in this thread for example). For whatever reason, these cases are not compiled by the NVBDCP. Perhaps now that one has been confirmed positive for JE, the state will get its own line on the national report http://nvbdcp.gov.in/Doc/je-aes.pdf One also has to question the 25 day turnaround on the serum test, results of which came long after the patient was deceased. - Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Comment: A media report has reported the number of fatalities in Odisha as 60. A report from Jharkhand in this thread tells of 64 deaths at one hospital alone. The number of fatalities in Uttar Pradesh is now 474. Tamil Nadu has seen at least 5 fatalities, Kerala has reported 4 fatalities, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra and Rajasthan have all reported 1 fatality each in reports in this thread. In total this amounts to 977 fatalities so far this year. As always, I am dubious about these official figures. Some states like Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Manipur & Karnataka have large numbers of cases, but seem to report few fatalities.

- Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Rajasthan
Officials jittery over fourth Japanese Encephalitis case

TNN | Nov 15, 2017, 00:11 IST

Jaipur: Fourth confirmed case of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) of the state has been detected in Bundi which is giving sleepless nights to health authorities. It is the disease transmitted through infected mosquito bite to a healthy person, which primarily affects central nervous system of the patient.
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"It is not the first such case of JE reported in the state. Earlier, two confirmed cases of JE were reported from Rajsamand and Udaipur in 2009 and one case was reported from Rajsamand in 2016," said Dr Ravi Prakash Mathur, additional director (rural health), health department.
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Earlier, this year, a 10-year-old boy, resident of Daraganv of Dariyawad block of Pratapgarh district was brought to RNT Medical College with symptoms of JE. The doctors sent the samples to National Institute of Virology in Pune.
A health department official in Pratagarh said, "The boy tested positive for JE in a test of serum. But, he was tested negative for JE in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) test. The test of serum shows he is JE positive but CSF samples which are collected from brain and spine showed no positivity of the disease. It supports doubts but does not confirm the disease."
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...se-encephalitis-case/articleshow/61650121.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Week 41 IDSP Report: http://idsp.nic.in/WriteReadData/l892s/412017.pdf

MH/OSM/2017/41/1454 Maharashtra Osmanabad AES/JE 24 00 07-10 -17 13 -10 -17 Under Surveillance
Cases reported from Village / SC / PHC Aloor,
Block Omerga. District RRT investigated the
outbreak. House to house survey done. 01 serum
sample tested at NIV Pune was positive for IgM
JE. All cases treated symptomatically. Health
education given.

MH/RGD/2017/41/1473
Maharashtra Raigad JE 01 00 22-09-17 Under
Surveillance
Case reported from Village Usha Nagar, PHC Mogalwadi,
Taluk Khalapur. District RRT investigated the outbreak. House
to house survey done. 01 serum sample tested at NIV Pune and
sample was positive for IgM JE. Health camp organized in the
school and all cases treated symptomatically. Health education
given

Week 42: http://idsp.nic.in/WriteReadData/l892s/422017.pdf
MH/PNE/2017/42/1495 Maharashtra Pune AES/JE 09 00 06-10-17 Under
Control
Cases reported from Village Chakan, SC Medankarwadi, PHC
MahaligeIngale. District RRT investigated the outbreak. House
to house survey done. Out of 09 serum samples tested at NIV,
Pune, one tested positive for JE. All cases treated
symptomatically. Health education given

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Uttar Pradesh
Permanent solution to the problem of encephalitis problem will come out of brainstorming
Publish Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 01:16 AM (IST) | Updated Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 01:16 (IST)

Gorakhpur: Experts, NGOs, intellectuals of the society and people will churn on gathering together on one platform for effective prevention of encephalitis that has become curse for Purvachal. Not only this special conference going to be held on December 6, it will be discussed only on finding a lasting solution to this problem, but the work plan of diagnosis will also be prepared, but there will also be discussion about GST.

After the preparation meeting in connection with the event on Thursday, Sarisht Seva Trust president Girish Pandey said that the idea will be in the Menthan Gorakhpur Club. In the morning session, there will be churn on Inphlitis and in the afternoon, a seminar on GST is also proposed. In this special event involving the people of different communities and organizations, the Gosht will be staged in the drama fist written by Girish Pandey and the conference of the poet will also be decorated. In addition to highlighting the remarkable endeavors of the farmers in the field, the workers will be honored.

By Jagran
http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh...-will-come-out-of-brainstorming-17047039.html

Team reached for audit in BRD
Publish Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 01:12 AM (IST) | Updated Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 01:12 AM (IST)
Team reached for audit in BRDTeam reached for audit in BRDThe audit team from Gorakhpur government was in the BRD Medical College on Thursday. During this time the team
Gorakhpur

The audit team from the government was in the BRD Medical College on Thursday. During this time, the team examined the files purchased for medicines, chemicals, surgical items, equipment and hospitals made in the last financial year. The team summoned the necessary records for this. As a result, all the day related staff were engaged in finding and delivering the files.

By Jagran
http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur-city-team-reached-for-audit-in-brd-17047019.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Uttar Pradesh
Four deaths from encephalitis, 15 new patients recruited
Navbharat Times | Updated: Nov 17, 2017, 06:30 AM IST


NBT, Gorakhpur: Four patients suffering from encephalitis have died in 24 hours in BRD Medical College. At the same time, 15 new patients were recruited. Among the dead, the name of the resident of Gorakhpur (8 years), Mohammad Shahil (15 years), Nasia Khatoon (5 years) living in Kushinagar and Ritu of Dewariya (5 years) is included. There are 15 patients with the highest five patients from Kushinagar. While four from Gorakhpur, two each from Deoria and Santacirinagar and one recruitment from Bihar and settlement.
https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.c...w-patients-recruited/articleshow/61676073.cms

Bill Gates meets Adityanath, to extend his NGO?s cooperation to fight diseases in UP
Bill and Melinda Gates foundation renewed and expanded the understanding for cooperation with the UP government for five more years

INDIA Updated: Nov 17, 2017 15:26 IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi

Hindustan Times, Lucknow

Microsoft founder Bill Gates held a long meeting with Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday when they agreed to extend and expand welfare projects being carried out by the charity that Gates runs along with his wife.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) will continue for another five years its assistance to the state government in fighting Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), diseases that claim the lives of hundreds of children every year.

BMGF has been helping out in those efforts since 2012 when they formed a five-year understanding with the then administration. In addition to renewing the pact, the BMGF will now also help strengthen the National Institute of Virology?s regional field station in Gorakhpur and provide technical help to improve soil in order to help better farm incomes.
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/india...eases-in-up/story-cId2B8MNVmI2PjCXOeYypO.html

Comment: One of the best sources for Encephalitis data from BRD hospital in Gorakhpur was the Hindi Daily the Jagran. The newspaper used to give encephalitis figures 3-5 times a week, but has reported nothing in two weeks. Indeed, when the English language dailies were reporting another large child mortality event earlier this month, the Jagran was strangely silent. Our current tally of 478 deaths in UP this year (414 at BRD, 64 elsewhere) is probably now a little lower than reality. - Ro

Madhya Pradesh
Dengue, after Chikungunya, now this dangerous fever in Bhopal gives the knock
Updated: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 04:07 AM (IST)

Japanese Encephalitis (Japanese Fever), a dangerous disease caused by mosquitoes, has also knocked on Bhopal.

Bhopal. Along with dengue, chickengunia and malaria, Japanese anesthetics (Japanese fever) has also knocked out in Bhopal, a dangerous disease caused by mosquitoes. One patient has been found in Vidisha and Chhatarpur too. This has been confirmed in the inquiry conducted in AIIMS Bhopal. Simultaneously, the Health Directorate has alerted the CMHO of all the districts. Private hospitals have also been asked to be vigilant.
Both the patients found in Bhopal are male. One is Tilajmapura and the other is a resident of Saket town. Now their condition is being told right. Health officials say the Japanese fever is a deadly disease. This is caused by the bite of the cuex mosquito. It causes brain fever. The team of intramolagists is now in a position to find out how patients of this disease are found in the field. These patients have also been given details of traveling in other states. In the homes of affected patients, anti-larvae team has done medicines larvae survey. Please state that the patients of this disease have already been found in other districts of the state.
Such disease spreads like this
This infection spreads through mosquito bites called Qusel Tritiniaricans. Mosquito of this species is found in rice fields. If the infected pig or bird bites mosquitoes then this virus comes into the mosquito. This mosquito bites the person, then it becomes Japanese Encephalatis. This disease does not reach the person directly in another
Symptoms of illness
In this disease, light fever comes with light headache first. In the event of an increase in infection, high fever, sharp headache, anxiety, stiffness in the neck, cramps in the body. Not only this, but there may be a state of mental inaction and coma.
Patients have been found in 14 states
The number of patients in this disease is highest in Uttar Pradesh. After this, Japanese fever patients are coming up in Assam, West Bengal and Bihar too. Health officials believe that four cases of infection were reported from patients coming from these states.
Two areas declared as sensitive
We are active with these diseases. Japanese encepilitis is also being investigated in patients diagnosed with dengue and malaria disease. Tilajmalpura and lacquer survey in Saket are also doing the survey. The team is also engaged for sample collection. This disease is in the category of dangerous disease. Due to this, additional activity is being run - Dr.MU Khan, in-charge CMHO, Bhopal.
http://mnaidunia.jagran.com/madhya-...halitis-in-bhopal-four-patients-found-1406592

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Uttar Pradesh
Increased nurse in encephalitis ward
Publish Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 12:57 AM (IST) | Updated Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 12:57 AM (IST)

Ward number of INSaphlite deployments of nurses from several wards of Nehru Hospital located at BRD Medical College was done in a hundred.

According to the Medical College representative, the nurses have been sent to Insefalitis Ward from the old emergency-based surgery ward, ARB clinic with TB Chest Ward and many other departments. In the past, Additional Director General Medical Education had inspected the INSaphhhitis ward of BRD Medical College. During this time, the number of patients and the number of the doctors and other staff took information in the ward. Since their visit, it has been decided to increase the number of nurses for better treatment of patients admitted in Inseflitis Ward.

By Jagran
http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur-city-health-17059097.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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[Ronan Kelly]

Odisha Govt to launch vaccination campaign from November 27 to combat Japanese Encephalitis
November 19, 2017 67
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Bhubaneswar: The State Government would launch a vaccination campaign from November 27 to combat the dreaded Japanese Encephalitis (JE) that claimed hundreds of lives in 2016, particularly in Malkangiri district.
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Nearly 71.8 lakh children in the age group of one- year to 15 years would be vaccinated with the JE vaccine during the campaign that would continue for nearly three weeks.
http://orissadiary.com/odisha-govt-...ign-november-27-combat-japanese-encephalitis/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Madhya Pradesh
Japanese encephalitis scare: Act now before it’s too late, says US expert

TNN | Nov 19, 2017, 13:59 IST


BHOPAL: After detection of first four cases of Japanese encephalitis (JE) in Madhya Pradesh, US-based epidemiologist Dr Thomas Briese said that expanded surveillance and proper action can stop the further spread of the vector-borne viral disease, here on Saturday.
"Emerging zoonotic (transmitted from animals) diseases are a potential threat to human beings," said the expert, who was speaking at a seminar on healthcare professionals and students involved in molecular and medical research at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIThe outbreak in UP is because of a far more potent variant of JE, which is being analysed by Dr Briese
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...=TOICitiesNews

Comment: While confirmation of JE in Madhya Pradesh is welcome, it's important to note that cases and deaths due to AES are not uncommon in the state since 2013. In 2015, over 200 encephalitis patients were reported from Gwalior of whom 97 died. None of the patients was tested for JE. The cases were not included in the NVBDCP reports. https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/...alities/page20 The National Health Profile for 2017 reported 515 cases of Encephalitis with 27 deaths for 2015. http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.or...NHP_2017-1.pdf (p137). In 2016, 37 cases of AES with 14 deaths were reported from the Vindhya region. This time samples were sent to NIV in Pune, but I'm not aware of the results. Madhya Pradesh does not have a line on the NVBDCP reports, so once again these cases and deaths were not included in those reports. https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/...613#post758613 The NHP listed 1,523 cases of Encephalitis with 26 fatalities as a provisional tally for 2016. - Ro

NHP Encephalitis numbers for Madhya Pradesh
Year // Cases // Deaths
2008-2012 // 0 // 0
2013 // 343 // 30
2014 // 584 // 21
2015 // 515 // 27
2016P // 1,523 // 26

 

[Ronan Kelly]

West Bengal
Google translated, edited - Ro

40 dead from JE and AES
Soumitra Kundu
Siliguri |
November 20, 2007, 02:23:07
Last updated: November 20, 2007, 02:21:48

With the help of Japanese Encephalitis and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, the number of deaths in North Bengal Medical College Hospital is 40, this year. Although the number of deaths has decreased over the past few years, it is still clear that the death can not be prevented. In addition to North Bengal Medical, the statistics of deaths in the districts of JE, in North Bengal, at least 55 people died this year. Even until the last week of October. After this, a number of doctors said that some more people died in North Bengal Medical College. Super Maitreya Kar of Uttar Banga Medical said, "Whatever the health department will say in this regard. All their information is communicated regularly. "
North Bengal Medical College Hospital sources said that last year JE and AES died as 70 people. Among them, at least 19 people died of JE. According to the estimates available till October 20 this year, there are 15 deaths from JE. 46 and 40 people died in northern and northern jungle in 2014. JE and AES, 165 and 105 people died in those two years. After 2015, the death of two years old JE after the vaccine, but the number of doctors is needed to recover the vaccination in many places. Apart from this, there is no number of deaths among the dead, but there is more than the ASS affected.
It has been reported in North Bengal Medical sources that at least 11 people of Jalpaiguri died at JE/AES in this year's treatment. There are two people in the area of ​​Siliguri, Bhaktinagar and a resident of the kawakhali area.
In Shiliguri town, two people died in the headquarters and Bagrakot area. Mosquitoes of Culex Disinfection spread in AES Pigs, jays from migratory birds, the AES germs go into the human body through mosquitoes. Pigs are still roaming around the city's main city of Mahananda Char or Bagrakot. On behalf of the municipal corporation, it is yet to stop the pigs in the city. Many patients in North Bengal's medicine need blood tests for 'unknown fever'.
http://www.anandabazar.com/district...cephalitis-and-accurate-encephalitis-1.710154

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Post-mortem must in UP infant deaths
MAITRI PORECHA | Updated: Nov 23, 2017, 08:05 AM IST, DNA
The move comes after rising casualties in Gorakhpur's state-run BRD Hospital recently shook the nation


Post-mortem will soon be conducted in all future deaths of babies below five years of age in eastern Uttar Pradesh to examine the worrying trend and correct healthcare systems, a senior central government official told DNA. The move comes after rising casualties in Gorakhpur's state-run BRD Hospital recently shook the nation.
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About 45% deaths (4,118 of 9,000) due to Encephalitis infection or brain inflammation in India have occurred in UP since 2010. Most vulnerable to die are children below five.
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The mystery of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Gorakhpur only gets murkier and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) aims to crack it by ascertaining its causes.

"Of every 100 deaths due to AES, the cause is known in 40 cases . Majority are due to Scrub Typhus infection, while other causes include dengue, malaria, meningitis and Japanese Encephalitis. Now conducting post-mortem in each death will be a step forward to further investigate causes in more cases about which we are still in dark," Dr Swaminathan said.
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http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-post-mortem-must-in-up-infant-deaths-2561925

An outfall of Gorakhpur: ICMR considers post-mortem of every child death in four districts of eastern UP
MAITRI PORECHA | Updated: Nov 22, 2017, 06:56 PM IST, DNA webdesk
Deaths of children under-five years in eastern UP will undergo post-mortem to investigate clinical reasons of mortality


Babies that die in eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP) will have to undergo a post-mortem procedure, a crucial step towards efforts to correct health systems, after a spate of child deaths in Gorakhpur this August, shook the conscience of India.

Labelled the Child Health and Mortality Prevalence Surveillance (CHAMS), it will be conducted in four districts of UP including Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, initially in a baseline population of 50,000 persons.

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Initially, the CHAMS exercise will be conducted in public hospitals in four districts and will gradually spread to conducting post-mortem of babies that die at home in the community.

?The post-mortem of the baby will be done in a minimally invasive method, wherein biopsy samples of various body part tissues will be extracted, including the brain, kidney and liver. Our idea is to capture the cause for every child who dies,? said Dr Swaminathan.
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http://www.dnaindia.com/india/repor...ward-to-probe-child-deaths-in-up-icmr-2561819
ICMR centre in UP on anvil, verbal autopsy study from Jan


New Delhi, Nov 22 The Indian Council of Medical Research is likely to get a new regional centre in Gorakhpur soon, to carry out research on Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) child mortality and malnutrition, the ICMR chief said today.
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She also said a new two-year study will begin in January next year, seeking to "improve the system of reporting of the causes of all deaths in India".

"The study is related to verbal autopsy, wherein you go to a household and record the circumstances around death, when did the person fall ill, how long was the person unwell, among other details.

"The study will be started on a pilot basis in three districts. We want to evolve a system that we want that India will adopt it. So, we are just doing to demonstrate it," she said.

The three states would be Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Assam, the ICMR chief added.
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https://www.outlookindia.com/newssc...n-anvil-verbal-autopsy-study-from-jan/1194366