Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Assam
State govt denies proposal for adult vaccination for JE in Kamrup (M)
Posted On :: Saturday 13th May 2017
By: Juthika Baruah
The season of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) has not yet started but the city has already witnessed one death from the disease due to the lackadaisical monitoring by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation even as the measures which mandatorily need to be taken in order to keep the city free of mosquitoes have not been taken by the concerned department.
One Rupa Devi (49) from Madhabdev Path (erstwhile VIP Road) died of Japanese Encephalitis. ?This year one case of JE has been reported from Kamrup (M). The virus comes from infected mosquitoes and therefore the government has started the immunization process for children. We have sent a proposal to the government to start the vaccination for adults as well but the government has denied the proposal for Kamrup (M) while it has been started in some of the districts in the state,? said Epidemiologist of Kamrup (M) under Joint Directorate of Health Services, Dr. PC Hazarika while speaking to G Plus.
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33 cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) have been detected till 6th May out of which one case is of JE. AES is the syndrome which affects the brain and it can be due to JE, Dengue, Malaria or other disease which damage the brain.
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http://www.guwahatiplus.com/page/ne...sal-for-adult-vaccination-for-je-in-kamrup-m-
State govt denies proposal for adult vaccination for JE in Kamrup (M)
Posted On :: Saturday 13th May 2017
By: Juthika Baruah
The season of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) has not yet started but the city has already witnessed one death from the disease due to the lackadaisical monitoring by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation even as the measures which mandatorily need to be taken in order to keep the city free of mosquitoes have not been taken by the concerned department.
One Rupa Devi (49) from Madhabdev Path (erstwhile VIP Road) died of Japanese Encephalitis. ?This year one case of JE has been reported from Kamrup (M). The virus comes from infected mosquitoes and therefore the government has started the immunization process for children. We have sent a proposal to the government to start the vaccination for adults as well but the government has denied the proposal for Kamrup (M) while it has been started in some of the districts in the state,? said Epidemiologist of Kamrup (M) under Joint Directorate of Health Services, Dr. PC Hazarika while speaking to G Plus.
...
33 cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) have been detected till 6th May out of which one case is of JE. AES is the syndrome which affects the brain and it can be due to JE, Dengue, Malaria or other disease which damage the brain.
...
http://www.guwahatiplus.com/page/ne...sal-for-adult-vaccination-for-je-in-kamrup-m-