India Encephalitis 2017: 1,228 fatalities

[Ronan Kelly]

Comparing Encephalitis numbers at BRD to previous years:
Year // Cases // Fatalities // Mortality Rate // Date
2017 // 1,526 // 330 // 21.6% // Oct 12
2016 // 1,340 // 348 // 26.0% // Oct 11
2015 // 1,343 // 284 // 21.1% // Oct 12
2014 // 1,551 // 442 // 28.5% // Oct 12
2013 // 1,344 // 369 // 27.5% // Oct 12
2012 // 2,014 // 385 // 19.1% // Oct 12
2011 // 2,450 // 423 // 17.3% // Oct 12
2010 // 2,861 // 424 // 14.8% // Oct 15

The case fatality rate is within the range seen this decade. I'm not seeing any improvement in outcomes this year. - Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Uttar Pradesh
Posted at: Oct 12 2017 8:07PM

Three more kids die due to encephalitis in Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur, Oct 12 (UNI) With three more children dying due to encephalitis in Baba Raghav Das Medical College here on Thursday, the toll has risen to 333.
The sources said out of 1,533 patients of encephalitis admitted to BRD Medical College since January 1, as many as 333 have died till date. Seven fresh cases were admitted to hospital today. In all, 95 patients are currently being treated.
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Read more at http://www.uniindia.com/three-more-.../states/news/1016489.html#EEk1mvermLzVyxf6.99

Comment: An additional 49 encephalitis fatalities have occurred at facilities other than BRD bringing the state toll to 382. - Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Uttar Pradesh/Delhi
Death of a young man with brain fever
Publish Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 11:51 PM (IST) | Updated Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 11:51 PM (IST)

Kairana: Due to brain fever, a young man died in Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi. The deceased was the father of three children, when the condition worsened, the MP himself sent his representative and sent him to Ram Manohar Lohiya Hospital in Delhi. Due to the death of the young man, there is a lot of anger in the family.

Anil (25) of the block colony, Roopchand, had complained of fever four days ago. After this the paralysis was done. The relatives showed the victim to the local doctors here, where his condition improved. Later on, he got brain haemorrhage along with brain fever, on which the family took him to Delhi Ram Manohar Lohiya Hospital. There they were not recruited. In view of this, the families urged MP Hukum Singh to bring the victim to the matter and recruited the victim and asked for treatment. As the condition of the youth was serious, the MP sent his representative Anuj Chauhan to the hospital, After which the victim was admitted After the condition of Saturday's condition, Anil succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. When the news of the death of the young man got upset, the family got angry. According to the family, the deceased has two daughters and one son. The relatives of the dead cremated the dead body in the evening. Anil's death is a bad thing for his family to cry.

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Increasing Threat From Fever Threatens

Along with the Karaana region these days, the fever has been observed in entire district. This is causing huge crowds in hospitals too. CMO doctor Rajkumar said that instructions have been given to make staff aware of fever and spread awareness among the public.

By Jagran
http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/shamli-city-brain-fever-cause-death-16865808.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Utta Pradesh
Death of student from brain fever
Publish Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 10:26 PM (IST) | Updated Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 10:26 PM (IST)

Deoband (Saharanpur): A student of high school, Imlia, suffering from brain fever, died during treatment. The student was cremated at the evening on Saturday.

The student of class X of an inter-college based in Andhra Pradesh (15) Industrial Area, son of Jaykumar, resident of Imlia, a village working in Sugar Mill, was a student of class 10. She was undergoing treatment at a private nursing home because of her fever with a fever last week. When much health was poor, ndas was admitted to a private nursing home on the railway road. Where he died According to father Jayakumar, the physician told him suffering from brain fever. The death of the student is the atmosphere of gum in neighbors, including his classmates.

By Jagran
http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/...-16865325.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

In Uttar Pradesh, 'Surviving Encephalitis Could Be Worse Than Dying Of It'
The one side effect of encephalitis few talk about ? disability.
16/10/2017 2:55 PM IST | Updated 10 hours ago
Betwa Sharma Politics Editor, HuffPost India

BETWA SHARMA/HUFFPOST STAFF
GORAKHPUR, Uttar Pradesh ? A terrible disease changed Rinki's life, but that's not the real tragedy. Rinki, 13, could recover, if only her family and the government give her a chance.

She was five years old when encephalitis landed her in the Baba Raghav Das Medical College, the largest government hospital in Gorakhpur, for two weeks. She fought for her life and survived. Four years later, she suffered a relapse.

Today, Rinki is living with crippling mental and physical disabilities that often follow encephalitis, a deadly inflammation of the brain that kills hundreds of children every year in UP. Painful seizures and convulsions continue to wrack her body about once a month.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/1...s-could-be-worse-than-dying-of-it_a_23225973/

 

[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 884 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


NVBDCP figures from previous years:
Year // AES cases // AES deaths // JE Cases // JE deaths / Mortality rate
2017 // 9,710 // 719 / 1,473 / 143 to October 8 / 7.40%
2016 // 7,443 / 840 / 974 / 167 to October 2 / 11.3%
2015 // 6,436 / 856 / 1,173 / 232 to September 30 / 13.3%
2014 // 8,008 / 1,306 / 1,316 / 242 to October 17 / 16.3%
2013 // 4,499 / 770 / 781/ 161 to September 30 / 17.1%
2012 // 6,148 / 947 / NA / NA to September 30 / 15.4%
2011 // 5,172 / 694 / NA / NA to October 3 / 13.4%

 

[Ronan Kelly]

68 kids die at Gorakhpur's BRD medical college in 4 days

TNN | Updated: Oct 23, 2017, 06:51 IST

GORAKHPUR: At least 68 children have died at Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College in Gorakhpur in the past four days. Of them, 42 deaths took place in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and 24 in paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Normally, encephalitis patients are treated in NICU and PICU.
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...al-college-in-4-days/articleshow/61178310.cms

Comment: I haven't seen a report from BRD detailing encephalitis deaths since Oct 12. One would estimate 20-40 Encephalitis deaths during that period. Encephalitis deaths constitute up to 20% of deaths at the hospital. - Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Posted at: Oct 23 2017 7:43PM

Nine more kids die due to encephalitis in Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur, Oct 23 (UNI) With three more children dying due to encephalitis in Baba Raghav Das Medical College here in past 48 hours, the toll has risen to 376.
The sources said that out of 1,719 patients of encephalitis admitted to BRD Medical College since January 1, as many as 376 have died till date. In all, 105 patients of encephalitis are currently being treated here in BRD medical college.
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Read more at http://www.uniindia.com/nine-more-k.../states/news/1025417.html#lZff6ajITuo2mTAY.99

Comment: At least 51 encephalitis fatalities have occurred at facilities other than BRD bringing the state toll to 427. 43 Encephalitis deaths occurred at BRD since Oct 12. - Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Death of one in encephalitis, 21 recruitments
Hindustan team, Gorakhpur
Last updated: October 25, 2017 7:28 PM



The death of innocents has not stopped since encephalitis. A patient died from encephalitis during the last 24 hours at BRD Medical College. During this 21 new patients were admitted.
Eight-year-old Anjali, a resident of Gopalganj in Bihar, was admitted to Encephalitis Ward a few days ago. He died on Tuesday night during treatment. So far the number of deaths in BRD has reached 379. At present, 116 patients are undergoing treatment in encephalitis ward. So far 1757 patients have been admitted this year.
http://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-...-one-in-encephalitis-21-admitted-1611991.html

Comment: At least 51 encephalitis fatalities have occurred at facilities other than BRD bringing the state toll to 430. - Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Schoolgirl death due to brain fever, Kohram
Hindustan team, Lakhimpurakiri
Last updated: October 28, 2017 12:11 AM


Even after the change of weather, the fever is not being reduced. A student here died from a high fever. After the death of the student, there is a chaos in the house.
Arshpreet Kaur, 11-year-old daughter of Daljeet Singh resident of Mazra Padia farm of Kamlapuri Gram Panchayat of the area, was a student of Sonia International. On Monday, a sudden health was worsened. The family took her to the health center of Sapatanagar for treatment. Because the condition was serious, the doctor referred to Palia. Doctors described Arshpreet as a brain fever.
After this the doctors had referred the girl to Lucknow. The girl's father Daljit Singh told that he was taking him to Lucknow Medical College for treatment that he had just arrived near Khairabad, suddenly Arshpreet Kaur breathed his breath on the way. He was shown at the private hospital in Khairabad, where doctors declared him dead. On the news of death, the anger broke out among the kins and the mother of the deceased was in a bad condition.
http://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-...oolgirl-death-due-to-brain-fever-1615378.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Death toll in BRD continues: One death from Encephalitis, 23 recruitment
Hindustan team, Gorakhpur
Last updated: October 28, 2017 6:00 PM



The incidence of encephalitis continues. A patient died from encephalitis during the last 24 hours at BRD Medical College. In addition, 388 patients have died during the treatment. During this 23 new patients were admitted.
Pradeep, a resident of Kushinagar, died of encephalitis in the Department of Pediatrics. Five patients each in Bihar, Deoria and Gorakhpur, Santakbirnagar, Basti and two in Kushinagar, one each from Maharajganj and Siddhartha Nagar were admitted to Encephalitis Ward. So far 1802 patients with encephalitis have been admitted in BRD this year. In which 109 patients are undergoing treatment.
http://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-...from-encephalitis-23-recruitment-1615945.html

Comment: At least 52 encephalitis fatalities have occurred at facilities other than BRD bringing the state toll to 440. - Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Two deaths due to fever, panic of brain fever
Publish Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2017 03:00 AM (IST) | Updated Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2017 03:00 AM (IST)

Fatehpur team: People affected by mosquito-borne diseases from village to city are affected by mosquito-influenced weather in the changing season. The prevention efforts are inadequate. On Saturday, people in Panhala of Amauli CHC region feared for brain fever, people were in panic. Since two people have died due to the illness of the disease. Jhola Chapha doctors who have been treating more than 25 affected people in the village have expressed apprehensions of brain fever. On the other hand, the health team, who arrived to investigate the spread of dengue, examined the patients by camping in the camp of the Panchla camp, the camp of Chhabayya and the campus of the Gandhwa in Lailuli area. To reduce the effect of mosquitoes, spreading anti-larvae, the drug distribution to 40 patients. The team here confirmed the spread of typhoid.

Cold and cough diseases started in people from Dhana Khurd village in the last one week. Shivajant Kashyap's 6-year-old daughter Sanjana died of fever, Ajay Patel (24) died on Saturday in a treatment in a hospital in Kanpur. Gram Pradhan Satya Narayan said that doctors in Hallet have declared death due to brain fever. Panic in the village has spread from a young girl and youth. Ramesh Kutar, Manoj Kumar, Rashmi, Reshma, Maya Devi, Sujanya, Nitsangshu, Shyamkali, Manjusha, Himanshu, Rajendra Kumar, Dinesh Kashyap, etc., who are in the grip of illness, are in the grief to get people's government treatment. The people of the village are being treated with false impression doctors by not reaching the government doctors. Chem Chycciia, in charge of the CHC, says that brain fever is a disease of urinary tract. Yet the team will be sent to the village. CMO Dr. Vinay Kumar Pandey said that brain fever can occur anywhere. We will manage healthcare by sending teams tomorrow.

The chicken farm in the village, the dirt of the dirt

Amauli: Amauli CHC's Dhanra Khurd village is a dirty place of dirt. A poultry farm is open in the village along the pond. This poultry farm is going to the dirt pond. The disease also spread to the pond. There is a heap of dung on the edge of the village. It is difficult to breathe through the poultry dirt, standing near the pond. The people of the village said that the poultry farm could also be the cause of the disease.

By Jagran
http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh...e-to-fever-panic-of-brain-fever-16931613.html

Is this trying to describe Herpes Encephalitis? - Ro

 

[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 945 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


NVBDCP figures from previous years:
Year // AES cases // AES deaths // JE Cases // JE deaths / Mortality rate
2017 // 10,872 // 824 / 1,589 / 151 to October 29 / 7.58%
2016 // 8,936 / 1,018 / 1,256 / 211 to October 30 / 11.4%
2015 // 7,201 / 989 / 1,386 / 247 to October 31 / 13.7%
2014 // 8,687 / 1,383 / 1,387 / 244 to November 6 / 15.9%
2013 // 5,513 / 954 / 917 / 182 to October 31 / 17.3%
2012 // 7,315 / 1,070 / NA / NA to October 30 / 14.6%
2011 // 6,160 / 844 / NA / NA to November 1 / 13.7%

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Uttar Pradesh
Three deaths from infections
Publish Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 01:34 AM (IST) | Updated Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 01:34 AM (IST)

Gorakhpur

There is a continuation of deaths due to Insepflitis in Purbachal. In the last 24 hours, three patients admitted in the BRD Medical College were killed and 12 other patients were admitted. Treatment of hundred patients admitted to Nehru Hospital

Since January this year, 1840 patients of INSephalitas have been recruited in the medical college, out of which 394 have died.

By Jagran
Comment: At least 62 encephalitis fatalities have occurred at facilities other than BRD bringing the state toll to 456. - Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Four more kids die of encephalitis in Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur, Nov 1 (UNI)
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Official sources here said that among deceased three children were from Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Maharajganj districts and one from Bihar.
The sources said that out of 1,857 patients of encephalitis admitted to BRD Medical College since January 1, as many as 398 have died till date. In all, 106 patients of encephalitis are currently being treated here in BRD medical college.
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Read more at http://www.uniindia.com/four-more-k.../states/news/1034416.html#CYHLUIPfGFKF0lZu.99

Comment: At least 62 encephalitis fatalities have occurred at facilities other than BRD bringing the state toll to 460. - Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Uttar Pradesh
Child hospital death due to recruitment in district hospital
Publish Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2017 12:49 AM (IST) | Updated Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2017 12:49 AM (IST)

Gorakhpur: An innocent child recruited in the Insepholitis Ward located at the New Building of the District Hospital died on Sunday evening. The family started a ruckus accusing the child of the death of oxygen due to lack of oxygen. Seeing the matter deteriorating, the nurses and employees in the staff room were evicted from the spot. Police arrived at Kotwali police after getting the information calm.

Shanabano (7 years), the daughter of Nissarullah, resident of Rajgunj, Rajghat, suddenly became seriously ill on Thursday morning. The family brought him to the district hospital After the primary treatment, the doctor admitted Shanabano in the Insefalitis Ward located in New Building. The family members alleged that the baby was given oxygen cylinder after the doctor's say. By noon the doctor was called upon not to improve the condition, but he did not come in the ward. The cylinder is over at six o'clock in the evening. The baby girl died while applying the second oxygen cylinder. Knowing this, the kin started the ruckus.

A large number of relatives and residents of the hospital reached the hospital after receiving the news. As the crowd grew, the staff nurse and the employee withdrew from the spot. He gave information on the phone with the information number 100 on the phone. Inspector Kotwali Madhav Prasad Dwivedi said that the family was accusing the doctor of negligence of the death of the child. After explaining, he returned home after taking the dead body. No one has given Tahrir in connection with the incident.

By Jagran
http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh...trict-hospital-relatives-killed-16962419.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Encephalitis has taken four more lives
Publish Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2017 01:12 AM (IST) | Updated Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2017 01:12 AM (IST)

Gorakhpur:

The cold weather has knocked down, but it is not known to stop the deaths due to infections caused by the infections caused by rain disease. During the last 24 hours, four more Inseflitis patients died while undergoing treatment in the Insepholitis Ward of the BRD Medical College. Till this year, the number of people who died of the disease has risen to 400.

In the medical college since January, 404 infections have died during the treatment. Among those who died were Varun (20 months) of Gorakhpur, Golu of Jhagha Gorakhpur (6 years), Sufia (5 years) of Bakhira Sant Kabir Nagar and Sakuni (2.5 years) of Pipara Kushinagar. In the last 24 hours, eight new patients were admitted in the Insepholitis Ward of Medical College. The recruits include three people from Gorakhpur, two in Kushinagar and Deoria and one in Bihar. Till this year, 1877 encephalitis patients have come to the medical college for treatment. Treatment of 97 is still going on.

By Jagran
http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh...litis-has-taken-four-more-lives-16968960.html


Comment: At least 63 encephalitis fatalities have occurred at facilities other than BRD bringing the state toll to 467. - Ro

Comparing Encephalitis numbers at BRD to previous years:
Year // Cases // Fatalities // Mortality Rate // Date
2017 // 1,877 // 404 // 21.5% // Nov 4
2016 // 1,642 // 422 // 25.7% // Nov 4
2015 // 1,522 // 346 // 22.7% // Nov 3
2014 // 1,894 // 522 // 27.6% // Nov 5
2013 // 1,703 // 482 // 28.3% // Nov 2
2012 // 2,294 // 446 // 19.4% // Nov 2
2011 // 2,857 // 516 // 18.1% // Nov 4
2010 // 2,806 // 439 // 15.6% // Nov 2

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Uttar Pradesh
30 children die in 48 hours at Gorakhpur?s BRD Hospital, six due to encephalitis
"Out of the 30, 15 children were younger than one month. Six kids died due to encephalitis, while the others died due to various reasons," said BRD Hospital's head of department of community medicine Dr DK Srivastava
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 5, 2017 10:07 pm

Child deaths at BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur have come back to haunt the Uttar Pradesh government three months after a similar incident created a national uproar.
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?Out of the 30, 15 children were younger than one month. If children younger than one month are not treated urgently, their mortality rate increases. Six kids died due to encephalitis, while the others died due to various reasons,? Srivastava was quoted as saying by ANI.
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http://indianexpress.com/article/in...brd-hospital-six-due-to-encephalitis-4923964/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Uttar Pradesh
58 infants died in Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College between November 1-4: Doctor
Months after the Gorakhpur tragedy that stunned the nation, 58 infant deaths have been reported from the ill-fated Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College.

By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Nov 06, 2017, 11:20 AM IST

Gorakhpur: Months after the Gorakhpur tragedy that stunned the nation, 58 infant deaths have been reported from the ill-fated Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College.

Confirming the deaths, Professor Dr DK Srivastava, Head of the department of Community Medicine Srivastava told ANI, ?58 babies have died between November 1-4. 32 infants were younger than one month and 26 others were older than a month.?

The BRD medical college attracted global attention when more than 60 children, including infants, died at the hospital within a span of a week in August.
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http://zeenews.india.com/uttar-prad...lege-between-november-1-4-doctor-2054645.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Uttar Pradesh
67 children die at Gorakhpur?s BRD Hospital in five days
The majority of deaths were reported from the hospital?s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and encephalitis wards.

INDIA Updated: Nov 06, 2017 21:04 IST
Abdul Jadid
Gorakhpur, Hindustan Times

At least 67 children died at Gorakhpur?s government-run Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College and Hospital between Wednesday and Sunday, according to official records.

The spurt in deaths last week brought the focus back on eastern Uttar Pradesh?s largest hospital, which was in the middle of a controversy after 61 children died in a week in August because of an alleged disruption in oxygen supply.

The latest toll includes 31 newborns. Hospital records show 13 children died on Wednesday, 12 on Thursday, as many as 18 on Friday and a dozen each on Saturday and Sunday.

The majority of deaths were reported from the hospital?s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and encephalitis wards.
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/india...n-five-days/story-NePJMFSozv9sx3bErTdinI.html