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India Encephalitis 2017: 1,228 fatalities

Uttar Pradesh

Death of a young man with brain fever
Publish Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 02:59 AM (IST) | Updated Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 02:59 AM (IST)
Death of a young man with brain feverDeath of a young man with brain feverOpposing: Shivraj (18) resident of Gugao village of Thana area, son Tikaram has brain fever
Opening: Shivraj (18) resident of Gugao village of Thana area, son Tikaram was having brain fever. The families who were admitted to the TMU Medical College and Research Center, Moradabad for treatment. Where Shivraj was critical, the family took him to Delhi's Deendayal Hospital on Tuesday, where he died during his treatment. The news of the death of a young man is bad news for the people.

By Jagran
http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/badaun-one-death-due-to-fever-17082370.html
 
Encephalitis.webp


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 and Rajasthan have all reported 1 fatality each in reports in this thread. In total this amounts to 1,032 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
 
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12098-017-2481-3
Kumar, R., Kumar, P., Singh, M.K. et al. Indian J Pediatr (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-017-2481-3 [h=1]Epidemiological Profile of Acute Viral Encephalitis[/h] [h=2]Abstract[/h] [h=3]Objective[/h] To study the etiology and clinico-epidemiological profile of acute viral encephalitis in children with acute encephalitis syndrome (AES).

[h=3]Methods[/h] An observational study including 100 patients fulfilling the criteria for AES was conducted in children of age group 1 mo ? 16 y. Viral isolation was done on RD cells, HEp-2 cells and Vero cells from the cerebrospinal fluid samples of suspected viral encephalitis (VE) cases. An enzyme immunoassay for IgM antibodies was performed for measles, mumps, Varicella zoster virus (VZV), Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1) and Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). Multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was done for Cytomegalovirus, Epstein Barr virus (EBV), HSV1 & 2, VZV, Enterovirus, Parecho virus, Human Herpes virus (HHV 6, 7) and Parvovirus B19. A micro neutralization test was performed for Enterovirus 71.

[h=3]Results[/h] Out of enrolled 100 patients, 73 were of probable viral encephalitis. HSV1 (31.50%) was the commonest virus followed by Adenovirus (10.95%), Parvovirus (2.73%), JE virus (1.36%), Enterovirus (1.36%), EBV (1.36%), and mixed infection with HSV & EBV (1.36%). HSV 1 caused significant morbidity in children. The common computed tomography (CT) findings were hypodensities in the fronto- parietal lobe followed by cerebral edema.

[h=3]Conclusions[/h] The landscape of AES in India has changed in the previous decade, and both outbreak investigations and surveillance studies have increasingly reported non-JEV etiologies; because of these findings there is a need to explore additional strategies to prevent AES beyond vector control and JEV vaccination.
 
Encephalitis.webp
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 and Rajasthan have all reported 1 fatality each in reports in this thread. In total this amounts to 1,068 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 // 12,149 // 946 / 1,916 / 226 to November 26 / 7.79%
2016 // 10,004 / 1,156 / 1,439 / 241 to November 20 / 11.6%
2015// 9,854 / 1,210 / 1,730 / 291 for full year / 12.3%
2014// 9,358 / 1,467 / 1,484 / 275 to December 1st / 15.7%
2013// 7,825 / 1,273 / 1,086 / 202 for full year / 16.3%
2012//7,685 / 1,143 / 704 / 136 to November 19th / 14.9%
2011// 7,137 / 1,064 / NA / NA to December 1st / 14.9%
 
West Bengal
What happened at this time is Encephalitis
Own correspondent
Calcutta |
November 29, 2017, 03:08:51
Last updated: November 29, 2017, 04:35:38

Dangi and unknown fever is going on. The question arises whether this time the spread of encephalitis is also spreading.
The question arose around the death of a schoolgirl in North 24 Parganas adjacent to Kolkata. The fourth-grade girl student of Julekha Khatun is a resident of the ruling rule. Jupiter with fever was admitted to RG hospital on Sunday. On Monday it was his death. The death certificate of the hospital is related to the cause of death of Julekhara as acute encephalitis syndrome.
A type of mosquito named Culex Bishnoi spreading encephalitis. So Dangi's microblast mosquito Edis Egypt, along with malaria bacterial carrier Mosquito Anopheles Staphnesyai, is also going to find the mosquito mosquito at the district health office. The Madgom Control Department of Calcutta Municipal Corporation could also call back.
On Monday afternoon, a young girl from Bashirhat was killed in north-east Pangna in Ambaji Khatun on Sunday afternoon. His death certificate has been written as the cause of death due to fever. Radhadevi Prasad (48) resident of the 8th ward of Serampore Municipality of Hughli died on Monday night in a nursing home in Kolkata. Dangi's family has complained of 'fever' in the death certificate, but there is a dengue symptom in her body. Last year, the epicenter of Dangi epidemic in Serampore. This year, the administration of the disease was not there for so long, because the infection was not there. But the risk of administration of Radhadev's Dangi symptoms has increased. Local grassroots councilor Gourramohan Dey said, "Radhadevi is not only fever but other physical problems. There were also symptoms of jaundice. That's why he died. "
Former physician Snehasis Gangopadhyay's condition has improved slightly, said his doctors on this day, his doctors said. His platelet dropped below 20,000 on Monday. This day it has risen 44 thousand. Stomach and stomach swelling have also diminished. Doctors said that the condition of the litter of the former cricketer has also improved. Today, the test will be done on Wednesday, how much of the liver has been affected by dengue.
Slehasis's reddish streaks in the body but still demonstrated. His doctors said that there was nothing to fear. A doctor's comments, such a reddish streak of dengies on their body. The body of the body, depending on the nature of the organism and the condition of the patient. It is not unusual for doctors to assure that.
A young woman with fever has died in Habra State General Hospital this day. Name of the deceased Mallika Mandal (23) The resident of Gaighattar-Panchpota was admitted to Swarupnagar-Charghat's Health Center. As the condition deteriorated, he was brought to Habra Hospital this day. He died in the afternoon. "The young woman was admitted with fever and breathing," said Superintendent of Hospital Shankarlal Ghosh.
Pradip Karmakar (61), a resident of Nigampalli, ward number 15, died on Sunday night in a nursing home of Matigara in Siliguri. The doctors said that he died of dengue shock syndrome and multi organ disfusion syndrome. The number of dead was 13 due to dengue in Siliguri. District Chief Health Officer Pralay Acharya said on this day, "I have no information that someone else died in Dengi. Looking for. "
http://www.anandabazar.com/state/after-dengue-fear-arises-over-encephalitis-1.715202
 
Week 43 IDSP report: http://idsp.nic.in/WriteReadData/l892s/432017.pdf

GJ/NAR/2017/43/1502 Gujarat Narmada
Japanese
Encephalitis
01 case 00 23-10-17 24-10-17 Under
Control
Casereported from Village/SC / PHC Selamba.
Taluk Sagbara. District RRT investigated the
outbreak. House to house survey done. 01 serum
sample tested at NIV Pune found JE positive.
Case treated symptomatically. Health education
given.

MH/PRB/2017/43/1517 Maharashtra Parbhani AES/ JE 10 cases 00 23-10-17 25-10-17 UnderSurveillance
Cases reported from Village Karwali, SC Rohilla,
PHC Pimpri, Block Jintur. District RRT
investigated the outbreak. House to house survey
done. Out of 10 serum samples collected sent to
NIV Pune one case positive for JE All cases
treated symptomatically. Health education given

Week 44 IDSP Report: http://idsp.nic.in/WriteReadData/l892s/442017.pdf

MH/PLR/2017/44/1554 Maharashtra Palaghar AES/JE 18 cases 01 fatality 07-08-17 Under
Control
Cases reported from Village Phulpada Viral, Block Vasaivasai
Virar Municipal Cooperation. District RRT investigated the
outbreak. House to house survey done. Out of 18 serum
samples tested at NIV Pune, 1 found positive for JE. All cases
treated symptomatically. Health education given. Deceased
was 10 year old Female child

Comment: Note that Gujarat does not have a line on NVBDCP reports. This is the second fatal case reported from Maharashtra this year (see post 51 of this thread). Neither fatality is included in the NVBDCP reports. - Ro
 
Another case of JE detected in Rajasthan
DNA
WRITTEN BYAmit Bhatt
Wednesday 6 December 2017 6:45 IST


One more person was found positive with the lethal Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the state. This is the second case of JE within a period of two months. After the confirmation report from National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, state health department is on on its toes. The patient named Ghanshyam, an 80-year-old is from ward no 3 of Kishoraipatan in Bundi, was admitted to Kota Medical College on Tuesday.
...
http://www.dnaindia.com/jaipur/report-another-case-of-je-detected-in-rajasthan-2565406
 
Machine translated from Hindi. - Ro

Drinking Water Not Reason of Encephalitis Says Research Report of MMMUT
MMMUT claims-does not contain water in encephalitis

By: Inextlive | Publish Date: Wed 06-Dec-2017 07:00:50

MMMUT claims-does not contain water in encephalitis

- The claims of the research team - 81 not found in the sample, a 5G antro Virus, have been running arrows in the dark for 35 years.
- B1-medical infestation 1, but now the exact cause of encephalitis is not known.
- MMMUT has done research, claiming second option, further research is necessary.
GORAKHPUR : MMMUT has made the most shocking 2 Elaas about encephalitis that has become a haunting task of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. The research team claims that there is no proof of encephalitis due to drinking water. If the team's claim is correct then it will be said that the state's district headquarters are running arrows in the air for 35 years and are doing the wrong treatment. At the same time, the government's losses are ruining the two rupees.
Were taken 81 samples
Piyush Gupta of MMMUT Environmental Engineering, Piyush Gupta, has assessed the water on biological parameters in AES AF-1 TED areas. During this time he sampled the spots that the children of the house had encephalitis. Three to three villages of 3 lock three locked three - three samples. Talking of total sampling, they were numbered 2 or 81. Three samples were taken from the Shallow hand pump, three India Mark - 2 from the hand pump, and three from the handpumps present in the water logging area. Not only this, the sample was done three times during the winter, summer and rainy season.
Apa1 virus found in ted area
After sampling the sample, water was examined. There were no 5-inches of antivirus found in 81 samples taken. Yes, there must be some such samples, in which the BAR1 terrias were present, but they are not confirmed because of these encephalitis. In it, 33 percent of 2 lockers of 4 lock were found to be unable to drink water in the Deep Purple Handpump and 11 Percent India mark-2 handpumps, but there were no antivirus spreading encephalitis from any 5 samples.
Sampling from these 4 lock
2 hours
Campier pool
Chiragana
The samples collected from these villages
2 Hours -
5 Violence Gola, Pandeyji's Ball, Shivpura
CampierGanj -
Ramnagar, Sarpatha, Shivpura Karamaha
Charugavana -
Amwa, Fatehpur, Saraiya
Samples From To -
Shello Handpump - 27
India Mark 2 - 27
Handpump near water logging area - 27
BO 1S -
Hundreds of war in the ten years of war
Inferiority of encephalitis is found in Gore 2 and in the surrounding areas for many years. Every year, they are being absorbed in the cheeks of the innocent period. Talking about the last ten years, the war of about one and a half thousand people has lost in this period. At the same time, the number of those who come under the scourge of this disease is not taking the name of the patient. Talking of 2017 only, death has killed a hundred in this period, whereas more than seven hundred patients have come in the grip of this disease and now 500 are forced to fight for life and death.
Year off 1 ted death
2007 758 114
2008 751 139
2009 751 139
2010 997 132
2011 931 167
2012 775 164
2013 598 158
2014 692 187
2015 487 89
2016 655 127
2017 778 103 (until November)
Research conducted in DIRECTION
- Govind Pandey, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, MMMUT
- Milind M Gore, Scientist F, Officer in Charge, National Institute of Virology, BRDMC
- DK Srivastava, Professor and Head, Department of the 6 Unity Medicine, BRDMC
- BR Mishra, Scientist B., National Institute of Virology, BRDMC
Version
Encephalitis is water borne, it is not fixed. Student Piyush Gupta was of research, in which 81 samples of 1 slab of three 4 locked were made. In this case, there was no ASP for the ASI. Some B1 terminal growth was found, but it is not the cause of encephalitis.
- Dr. Govind Pandey, Associate Professor, MMMUT
http://inextlive.jagran.com/transfer-of-550-policemen-in-gorakhpur-district-173309
 
Rajasthan
Two more cases of Japanese encephalitis detected in Bundi
With two more patients of Japanese encephalitis (JE) detected at Keshoraipatan town in Bundi district recently, the number of patients suffering from the disease has reached three in the district this year, officials said on Wednesday

JAIPUR Updated: Dec 06, 2017 20:42 IST
HT Correspondent
Hindustan Times

With two more patients of Japanese encephalitis (JE) detected at Keshoraipatan town in Bundi district recently, the number of patients suffering from the disease has reached three in the district this year, officials said on Wednesday.

A rural woman of Keshoraipatan, Manju Panchal (30), had died of Japanese Encephalitis at the Government Maharao Bhim Singh Hospital in Kota on October 31.

Giving information about the two new cases, Dr Ravi Prakash Mathur, additional director, rural health, Rajasthan, said that following the Keshoraipatan resident?s death, a health department team was sent in the first half of November from Jaipur to assess the situation in Keshoraipatan region.
...
http://www.hindustantimes.com/jaipu...ed-in-bundi/story-bwhMduArtD1u6X0hHT70dL.html

Odisha Odisha defeats Japanese Encephalitis
in District Diary 2 days ago

Bhubaneswar:8/12/17;Odisha defeats Japanese Encephalitis. Not a single JE/AES case or death recorded in Malkangiri in 2017 against 103 deaths in 2016.There was intensified vaccination drive, awareness & preventive measures in Malkangiri. Ongoing mass vaccination in 17 dists will prevent JE in State
http://www.odishanewstimes.com/2017/12/08/odisha-defeats-japanese-encephalitis/

Fight against killer disease

First published on 09-Dec-2017
ANWESHA AMBALY
Bhubaneswar: The state government has launched a massive vaccination drive to combat the killer Japanese Encephalitis in the state, especially among students.

The 21-day campaign that began on November 27 is part of the state government's massive drive to fight the disease in 13 districts.

The vaccination campaign has been launched in Balasore, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Kendrapara, Khurda, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Puri, Rayagada, Sonepur and Sundargarh.
...
https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/odisha/fight-against-killer-disease-192097

Chhattisgarh
After the death of Japanese fever, survey of seven villages in Dantewada district started
Published: Wed, 06 Dec 2017 06:43 PM (IST) | Updated: Wed, 06 Dec 2017 07:02 PM (IST)By: Editorial Team

Dantewada The death of Gadhpal of the district can be done after confirmation from Japanese fever Encephalitis. The department team is now knocking the house by siege the village. Since the last three days, the team of 18 people in around 400 villages of the village is taking a bio-data of fever children and families. Other people, including children, are also being treated by putting camps on that.

Encephalitis has been knocked out in Dantewada after neighboring district Sukma and Bijapur. During the treatment in the Mekows last night, Gadhpal's three-year-old wife Rani Mandavi died after the fever. After this, the department has started surveys and investigations along with the development of nearby health camps including Gadhpal.

According to health officials, 18-member team of doctors, supervisors, technicians and others, including doctors, has been engaged in the village for the past three days. The team is knocking from home and taking information about people including children. People have been asking who, when, where in your family was on migration.

If someone had migrated to Sukma district or Malkangiri in Odisha, special attention was given to him. Although symptoms of malaria or encephalitis have not been found in any of the fever sufferers so far. Regardless, the team is being vigilant. In the camp, the diseases and its symptoms are being reported to the villagers. The team of other people who arrived in the camp is also giving necessary medicines and advice to health care.

They say

The death of a Japanese fever in the Gadapal is confirmed by the Mekows. After this the survey is being done in the village. So far, patients with symptoms of this disease have not been found. Survey and investigation will be done in three phases.

-Dr. Gautam Singh, District Malaria Officer
http://naidunia.jagran.com/chhattis...illages-in-dantewada-district-started-1437351
 
Encephalitis.webp
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. The toll in West Bengal has increased to at least 154, Tamil Nadu has seen at least 5 fatalities, Kerala has reported 4 fatalities, Maharashtra 2, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan have all reported 1 fatality each in reports in this thread. In total this amounts to 1,115 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
 
Odisha
Setback to JE vaccine drive
Sandeep Mishra Dec 23, 2017 00:00 IST
Bhubaneswar: Japanese encephalitis vaccination drive has received a setback here as several private schools and parents are reluctant to cooperate with health officials to administer vaccine to children.

A report of the National Health Mission (NHM) has sought urgent help of civic authorities to overcome the resistance of teachers and parents in administering vaccination to the children.

According to the report, 181 city schools showed reluctance to participate in the vaccination drive that started on November 27. There are 483 schools in the city and the drive has been completed in 302 schools.
...
https://www.telegraphindia.com/state...mu8heA.twitter

Uttar Pradesh

New health plan devised to tackle encephalitis issue by UP government
Yusra Husain | TNN | Dec 22, 2017, 21:54 IST

LUCKNOW: Facing backlash in control and treatment of Acute Encephalitis (AES) that manifests itself in the form of brain fever, the health department has now drawn a new plan for 2018 to deal with a prominent cause of AES, known as scrub typhus.
Within the plan, from January to March, all medical officers of the 38 districts affected by AES and JE, will be trained on prevention and treatment, especially that of scrub typhus. "Two antibiotics-Doxycycline for adults and Azithromycin for children have been identified as treatment drugs. If these be give in the first three days of fever, the patient can be helped. Our staff needs training on these aspects," said director, communicable and vector borne diseases unit, Dr Mithilesh Chaturvedi.

"The season for AES to spread widely is between June and October, so the training will be done in January," she added. The education department has also been roped in for a combined effort.
...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=TOILucknow
 
Uttar Pradesh
Encephalitis killed 10,000 kids at Gorakhpur hospital in 39 yrs
Tribune News Service

Lucknow, December 22

...
This figure doesn?t include deaths in district hospitals, Community Health Centres (CHCs), Primary Health Centres (PHCs), private hospitals and those who could never reach any medical facility.
...
Presenting the state government?s point of view, Director, Vector Borne Diseases, (VBD) Dr Mithelesh Chaturvedi claimed the situation this year was better than previous years.
Substantiating her point, she maintained that in 2016, around 3,866 cases of AES were reported of which 612 patients (16 per cent) had died, while this year (till December 21), around 4,688 cases of AES were reported of which 589 patients (13 per cent) had succumbed to the disease.
Similarly, she asserted that in 2016 the number of JE cases reported was 407 of which 73 persons (18 per cent) had died while this year of the 675 cases of JE reported, around 80 patients (12 per cent) had succumbed to the disease.
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/na...s-at-gorakhpur-hospital-in-39-yrs/517570.html
 
Uttar Pradesh
The child suffering from high fever death during treatment
Publish Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 10:52 PM (IST) | Updated Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 10:52 PM (IST)
Basti: In the district the name of insufflatias is not taking place. This disease is constantly taking children in its grip. Sometimes this fever is becoming fatal. Something similar happened on Wednesday when the child suffering from high fever was admitted to the Children's Ward of the District Hospital on Tuesday. According to the doctor, the child was suffering from brain fever. Rajan son Lakshmi (10) resident of Pundulghat village of Doulalia Block, suddenly had high fever on Tuesday, seeing the condition worsening, the families admitted to the district hospital. The diagnosis was confirmed to have high fever. Doctor Dr. PK Chowdhary saw the patient. On Wednesday, fever became faster. As long as the doctor rejoined him, he died in the children's ward. According to the doctor, the fever was not taking the name. Tried it The symptoms of JE-AES have not been found but, The brain was suffering from fever. According to the family, he has already been caught in high fever.

By Jagran
https://www.jagran.com/uttar-prades...-from-high-fever-death-during-t-17233030.html
 
From week 47 IDSP Report:

RJ/BUN/2017/47/1638 Rajasthan Bundi Japanese
Encephalitis 14 cases 01 fatality 10-11-17 Under
Surveillance
Cases reported from Chamunda Colony, Near Power House,
CHC Keshovaray, Block Kapren.. State and district RRT
investigated the outbreak. Out of 13 human blood samples sent
for testing to SMS medical college, Jaipur and NIV Pune, 02
found positive for Dengue, 02 for Chikungunya and 02 for JE.
Two were found intermediate for JE. Result of 6 blood sample
sent for JE and west Nile virus testing to NIV pune are still
awaited. All 06 pigs sample found negative for JE virus. Result
awaited for larva. All cases treated symptomatically. Health
education given. Deceased was 30 year old female
http://idsp.nic.in/WriteReadData/l892s/472017.pdf
 
Encephalitis.webp
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 toll in West Bengal has increased to at least 154, Tamil Nadu has seen at least 5 fatalities, Kerala has reported 4 fatalities, Maharashtra 2, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan have all reported 1 fatality each in reports in this thread. In total this amounts to 1,126 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
 
The diagnostic lens: on encephalitis
DECEMBER 28, 2017 00:04 IST
UPDATED: DECEMBER 27, 2017 23:35 IST


It?s time doctors updated their understanding of encephalitis
A paper in the Indian journal Current Science suggests an unexpected cause for the inflammatory brain disease ? encephalitis ? found in Malkangiri district of Odisha. For many years, this recurring outbreak, which killed over 100 children last year, was thought to be due to the Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus. Now researchers say it was likely due to the consumption of a wild bean, called Bada Chakunda, which grows freely in the region.
...
Why does this keep happening? One answer is that JE was indeed the biggest cause of encephalitis in India for decades, and today the public health diagnostic machinery is built around this illness. But as JE vaccination rates have grown, incidence has shrunk, and a host of other causes of encephalitis, like dengue, scrub typhus, herpes simplex and the West Nile virus, have emerged to the forefront. Yet, investigating agencies such as the National Centre for Disease Control and the National Institute of Virology have persisted in focussing on JE. Another problem is the archaic format in which encephalitis is reported to the government. This too is a relic of the pre-JE-vaccination era. Under this format, if an encephalitis case cannot be confirmed as JE, doctors tag it as Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), a term that has now crept into medical literature. But AES is no diagnosis, just a temporary label for different unnamed diseases.
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http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/the-diagnostic-lens-encephalitis/article22288594.ece
 
Death of a young man with brain fever
Publish Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2017 03:00 AM (IST) | Updated Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2017 03:00 AM (IST)

Kannauj, Vishunagarh: The victim suffering from brain fever died during treatment. After reaching the body of the village, there was a loud noise in the family.

Rajesh Nath son of village Dera Jogi resident Sunny (20) of Thana area was suffering from fever 15 days ago. If the local doctors were not cured, the family moved to Kanpur. There was no relief for four days of treatment. After this he was taken to Saifai Etawah. Here the doctors at the Medical College have admitted to the ICU on the report of brain fever. Treatment was done for 10 days but it did not get any benefit. He died late on Thursday evening. After this, the relatives of the family reached the village. A crowd of people was near their house since Friday morning. Sunny was the eldest of the three brothers.

By Jagran
https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/kannauj-death-of-a-young-man-with-brain-fever-17279111.html
 
From week 49 IDSP report: http://idsp.nic.in/WriteReadData/l892s/492017.pdf

CT/SBT/2017/49/1650 Chhattisgarh Dantewada Japanese
Encephalitis 01 case 01 fatality 02-12-17 04-12-17 Under
Surveillance
Cases reported from PHC Pondum, SHC Gadapal
Patelpara, Block Dantewada. District RRT
investigated the outbreak. House to house survey
done. Blood sample collected sent to Baliram
Kashyap Memorial Medical College, Jagdalpur
were positive for JE (IgM ELISA). Health camp
organized and all cases treated symptomatically.
Health education given. Deceased was 5 year old
female.

CT/SBT/2017/49/1651 Chhattisgarh Dantewada Japanese
Encephalitis 02 cases 01 fatality 07-12-17 10-12-17 Under
Surveillance
Cases reported from VillageBenpal, PHC
Bacheli, Block Dantewada. District RRT
investigated the outbreak. House to house survey
done. Blood samples collected sent to Baliram
Kashyap Memorial Medical College Jagdalpur
were positive for JE (IgM ELISA). Health camp
organized and all cases treated symptomatically.
Health education given. Deceased was 5 year old
female.

CT/BJP/2017/49/1662 Chhattisgarh Bijapur
Japanese
Encephalitis 03 cases 00 22-11-17
Under
Surveillance
Cases reported from Village Pedagellor, PHC Basaguda
Sector-Tarrem, Block Usoor. District RRT investigated the
outbreak. House to house survey done. 3 blood samples
collected sent to Baliram Kashyap Memorial Medical College,
Jagdalpur were positive for JE (IgM ELISA). Health camp
organized and all cases treated symptomatically. Health
education given

JH/ESI/2017/49/1664 Jharkhand East Singhbhum
Japanese
Encephalitis 02 cases 01 fatality 25-09-17
Under
Surveillance
Cases reported from Urban Areas Jamshedpur City Like
Bistupur & Jugsalai, CHC Jugsalai Cum Golmuri. District
RRT investigated the outbreak. House to house survey done.
Out of 54 serum samples collected sent to Medical College
Jamshedpur, 02 serum samples were positive for JE (IgM
ELISA). Health camp organized and all cases treated
symptomatically. Health education given.

Week 50 IDSP Report: http://idsp.nic.in/WriteReadData/l892s/502017.pdf

CT/BJP/2017/49/1662/51/50

Chhattisgarh Dantewada, Bijapur,
Bastar,
Sukma&Dhamtari
Japanese
Encephalitis 17 04 22-11-17 Under
surveillance
A total of 17 cases and 4 deaths were reported from several
districts Dantewada (6 cases and 3 deaths), Bijapur (4 cases),
Bastar (4 cases), Sukma (2 cases), Dhamtari (1 case and 1
death) since January - 14 December 2017.
District RRT
investigated the outbreak. House to house survey done. All 17
cases were positive for JE (IgM ELISA). 3 deaths occurred in
less than 5yrs and 1 death occurred in 13yr old male. All the
cases were less than 13yrs of age. All cases treated
symptomatically. Health education given
 
Uttar Pradesh
In 10 yrs, Japanese Encephalitis killed most in 2017
Yusra Husain | TNN | Jan 5, 2018, 08:51 IST

LUCKNOW: The number of cases of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in UP was the highest for 2017 over the past decade.
Data from the health department has revealed that from 2008 to 2017, the maximum number of AES and JE cases came in the past year. Both diseases manifest in the form of brain fever.
The highest number of JE deaths in UP was also recorded in 2017. In August, around 30 children affected by JE admitted at Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College had died over shortage of oxygen supply.
According to the heath department's own analysis, AES is a disease of significant magnitude in the state. Though 38 districts are endemic for AES, the predominant disease and mortality burden is carried by seven districts of eastern UP, in Gorakhpur and Basti divisions.
In 2017, there were 4,759 AES cases with 595 deaths.JE cases in 2017 were 677 with 81deaths. This came after the health department claimed it had carried out a mass immunization campaign in 38 AES-JE endemic districts in May and June, covering over 91 lakh children in the age group of 1-15 years.
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...-killed-most-in-2017/articleshow/62375532.cms

2013, 2014 and 2016 all had more fatal cases of encephalitis overall. - Ro
 
MH/THN/2017/52/1711 Maharashtra Thane Japanese
Encephalitis
07 00 18-12-17 Under
surveillance
Cases reported from Village Ajiwaali, UHP Mahape Navi
Mumbai Municipal Corporation. District RRT investigated the
outbreak. House to house survey done. 01 sample collected and
tested at NIV, Pune was positive for JE (IgM ELISA). Health
camp organized in the school and all cases treated
symptomatically. Health education given.
Week 52 IDSP report: http://idsp.nic.in/WriteReadData/l892s/522017.pdf
 
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