India Encephalitis 2019; 1,152 fatalities

[Ronan Kelly]

National
From the latest NHM report to July (report date August 31); (+change since August 24 report)

13,524 tests for JE (+122) of which 2,001 (+42) were positive. Andhra Pradesh 0 positive form 1 test (unchanged), Arunachal Pradesh (163 (unchanged)/231 (unchanged)), Assam (1,491 (=) /5,634(unchanged)), Chandigarh (0/55 (+14)), Chhattisgarh (1/1(unchanged)), Delhi (0/1 (unchanged)), Goa (0/2 (unchanged)), Karnataka (0/50(unchanged)), Kerala (0/1(unchanged)), Madhya Pradesh (14/0 sic (unchanged)), Maharashtra (16 / 27 (unchanged)), Manipur (11 (+11)/35 (+25)), Meghalaya (109 (+42) /256 (+102)), Nagaland (14 /44 (unchanged)), Odisha (19 (unchanged) /62 (unchanged)), Tamil Nadu (3 /48 (+6)), Tripura (84 /744 (unchanged)), Uttar Pradesh (26 /5,498 (unchanged)), West Bengal (50 (unchanged) /833 (unchanged))

286 (+4) AES deaths distributed as follows; Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1 (unchanged)), Andhra Pradesh (2 (unchanged)), Arunachal Pradesh (2 (unchanged)), Assam (89 (unchanged)), Bihar (1 (unchanged)), Chandigarh (37 (unchanged)), D&NH (1 (unchanged)), Gujarat (3 (unchanged)), Haryana (1 (unchanged)), Karnataka (11 (+3)), Kerala (1 (unchanged), Madhya Pradesh (5 (unchanged)), Maharashtra (39 (unchanged)), Meghalaya (6 (+2)), Odisha (6 (unchanged)), Rajasthan (30 (unchanged)), Tamil Nadu (10 (-1)), Telangana (5 (unchanged)), Uttar Pradesh (2 (unchanged)), West Bengal (34 (unchanged))

234 (+5) JE deaths distributed as follows; Assam (43 (unchanged)), Chhattisgarh (8 (unchanged)), Daman & Diu (1(unchanged)), Karnataka (4 (unchanged)), Kerala (7 (unchanged)), Madhya Pradesh (2(unchanged)), Maharashtra (5 (unchanged)), Meghalaya (1 (+1)), Nagaland (1 (unchanged)), Odisha (111 (unchanged)), Rajasthan (26 (+4)), Uttar Pradesh (24 (unchanged)), West Bengal (1 (unchanged)).


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Comment: Bihar has reported 207 total AES deaths (153 in Muzaffarpur & 54 in other districts), Assam has increased the number of JE deaths to 147 (Aug 20) and AES to 139 (July 20) for a total of 286. Uttar Pradesh has reported 35 fatalities. There have also been reports of 5 deaths from Manipur , 2 deaths each in Jharkhand and Nagaland and 1 in Uttarakhand. These numbers should not be considered as complete - Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Uttar Pradesh
Encephalitis breaks record, 45 admitted in district hospital
Hindustan team, Maharajganj
Last updated: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 12:15 AM IST

The district hospital has broken the previous year's record in the recruitment of encephalitis victims. Till August, 45 innocent victims of the disease have been admitted to the district hospital, more than in the previous year 2018. The hospital administration formed a panel of pediatric doctors after the records were broken. The panel consists of four pediatricians including CMS. On Monday, 10 patients were admitted in the encephalitis ward.

A 15-bed encephalitis ICU is operated in the district hospital to provide quick treatment to patients suffering from encephalitis. From January to August, 45 patients suffering from the disease were admitted. Whereas in August last year, 43 victims were admitted till August. The hospital administration has been alerted on record breaking. Hospital administration says that by October, the disease is more likely to occur. In such a situation, the number of patients can increase. A panel of four pediatricians, including CMS, has been formed to provide quick treatment to the victims, who will consult and treat the condition of the innocent people who are critical of the disease.

This pediatrician in the panel is Dr. Hai

CMS Dr. RB Ram, Pediatrician Dr. RP Rai, Pediatrician Dr. Rakesh Raman, Pediatrician Dr. Vishal Chaudhary.

Disease and death control at district level

The district hospital may have broken the record in the case of encephalitis, but at the district level it is both disease and death control. From January to August, 11 out of 115 victims died in the district. But till August in the year 2019, seven out of 100 victims died. It involves eight victims from another district. He has been treated from district hospital to CHC PHC's Encephalitis Treatment Center.
https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar...45-admitted-in-district-hospital-2724672.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Uttar Pradesh
Fever came in night and morning became serious
Publish Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:09 PM (IST)

Hardoi: Fever is spreading rapidly. Children have high fever at night and by morning their condition becomes serious. Many children came to the hospital, on seeing this, the doctor referred them to Lucknow. Shocks of patients start with high fever. Which clearly shows that the patient is suffering from encephalitis, but the doctors are unable to confirm it.

People are suffering from fever from city to village. Upin son Ramnivas, a resident of Khutehna village of Sandi region, had high fever on Monday night. The family reached CHC with him in the morning, but by then his condition worsened. Upin began to get feverish with tremors and foam started coming out of his mouth. Rushed to the hospital in a hurry, where the doctor referred to Lucknow after the condition was critical. At the same time, there are such patients coming to the hospital throughout the day who start having tremors with high fever and the symptoms of meningitis are seen in the patient, but the doctors are unable to confirm it without examination.

Posted By: Jagran
https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh...-19544846.html

Seven-year-old girl dies of fever, second child admitted to Halat
Hindustan Team, Kanpur
Last updated: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 06:00 PM IST

A seven-year-old girl suffering from fever died. The second child of Saket Nagar resident family has been admitted to the pediatric department of Halat in a critical condition. The child has meningitis.

Renu's seven-year-old daughter Rani had fever for 15 days. Renu says that her fever subsided five days ago. She was sent to school. When I returned from school on Saturday, fever rose again. The fever was so strong that she was trembling. The body was twitching. He began to faint. Put him with a water bandage on his head and took him to a private hospital. The doctor said take the halat. The girl fainted after walking with Halut. He did not regain consciousness again. The second child Shubh also got fever. He also started having tremors. He is recruited by bringing a helmet. Junior doctors say that the child has encephalitis. His condition is currently critical. On the other hand, all the wards in the pediatric department are full. In Emergency, two or three children are being treated on one bed and are being treated. Meanwhile, most of the children admitted to Ursla Hospital are suffering from diarrhea. Some children with fever are also admitted.

Comment: Google translated articles often interchange "meningitis" and "encephalitis" - Ro

https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar...econd-child-admitted-in-hospital-2725694.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Uttar Pradesh
It was not easy to win the war due to the outbreak of encephalitis, this slogan proved effective Gorakhpur News
Publish Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 10:32 AM (IST)
It was not easy to win the war due to the outbreak of encephalitis, this slogan proved effective Gorakhpur News

Gorakhpur, JNN. It was not easy to control this war in Kushinagar, which has been completely infamous for encephalitis. There was no such area in the district where children and youth do not fall prey to this disease and fall into the cheeks of untimely times. Hospitalization and death toll were in the hundreds. Somebody's lap was listened, then someone's face was destroyed, not only did he become destitute, but in these two years, the steps taken by the administration did not only reduce the number of deaths, but also hospitalization and medical colleges. There has also been an unprecedented decrease in the number of patients referred.
The battle against encephalitis, the biggest effective weapon, proved to be the slogan of Jab Saab Hoga Sang. People understood the meaning of this slogan and went on to participate in the cleanliness awareness campaign that was run from time to time by the administration. The administration's planned strategy of dealing with it proved to be a panacea. Sanitation campaign was conducted in each village with the cooperation of common citizens and princes by fixing programs throughout the district. The youth gave shramdaan. The effect of this is that people became aware of cleanliness and are now focusing on cleanliness.
Emphasis was also laid on awareness camps. On the other hand, anti-larvae were sprayed at water logging sites to eliminate mosquitoes. On the suggestion of the administration, people started putting diesel or kerosene in water logging sites, drains around the house. --- Counseling took place here - The team of doctors consulted the villagers by going to the villages of Dudhi, Tamkuhiraj, Severhi, Vishunpura, Kasaya, Fazilnagar development block of the district, then the initial symptoms and treatment of the disease Told in The most important role was played by Asha, ANM and Anganwadi workers, who started their door-to-door attendance under the Dastak and Communicable Disease Campaign started last year and brought the victims to the hospital. Attempt to make aware with vaccination has also become meaningful.
Action taken
- 86125 in the year 2019, while in the year 2018, 93425 vaccinations were done.
Ambulance facility
was purchased for 12 ambulances in two years. The effect of this was that sick people started getting treatment easily. There are a total of 75 ambulances for a total of 14 community and community health centers in the district, with 108 number of ambulances being operated in 34 in populated areas. Apart from this, 37 ambulances 102 and four ambulances of ALS have been installed. Who take JES-AES patients in emergency condition to the nearest health center.
The pamphlets distributed for awareness are being given
information on pufflets from the symptoms of Navaki disease (AES / JE) under the District Vector Borne Disease Control Program. For this, about one and a half lakh pamphlets have been distributed in the seminar and awareness rally.
Events held
Program Year 2019 2018
School Rally 4060 4120
Prabhat Ferry 1049 1049
Seminar 322 427
This facility is being provided on 427 hospitals - AES / JE ward of 10 beds in district joint hospital, then four bed intensive care center for children available at community health centers is. Due to the provision of medicines and treatment at PHC, CHC, now primary treatment of people is becoming possible. People are now being referred to the district hospital in the rare case.
Results showing
year-admitted patient-dead
2016-1029-121
2017 883 126
2018 307 37
2019 (till now) 100 6
The work of making people aware through various schemes is being done in the district regarding encephalitis. The collective efforts of officials of 10 departments along with ANM, ASHA and Anganwadi workers are worthwhile, so much has been controlled. Soon this problem will be completely eliminated. - Dr. Haricharan Singh, Chief Medical Officer Kushinagar
https://www.jagran.com/uttar-prades...tis-the-slogan-proved-effective-19546385.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Assam Sees a Decline in Number of Japanese Encephalitis Cases
According to the latest figures available with the National Health Mission (NHM), Assam, no new cases of JE deaths or positive cases have been reported in the last two days, the report further stated.
Trending DeskUpdated:September 6, 2019, 10:58 AM IST

After having claimed 142 lives in Assam, cases of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) are finally on the decline, a TOI report said. According to the latest figures available with the National Health Mission (NHM), Assam, no new cases of JE deaths or positive cases have been reported in the last two days, the report further stated.
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Notably, from January, a total of 606 JE positive cases have been reported from various parts of Assam, while the death toll due to the viral disease has touched 142.
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https://www.news18.com/news/india/a...r-of-japanese-encephalitis-cases-2298933.html

On August 16, 146 fatalities from 614 cases were reported. The numbers provided in the report above are way out of date.. - Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

National
From the latest NHM report to August (report date September 7); (+change since August 31 report)

14,421 tests for JE (+897) of which 1,852 (-149) were positive. Andhra Pradesh 0 positive form 1 test (unchanged), Arunachal Pradesh (164 (+1)/240 (+9)), Assam (1,258 (-233) /5,686(+52)), Chandigarh (0/55 (unchanged)), Chhattisgarh (1/1(unchanged)), Delhi (0/1 (unchanged)), Goa (0/3 (+1)), Karnataka (0/50(unchanged)), Kerala (0/1(unchanged)), Madhya Pradesh (14/0 sic (unchanged)), Maharashtra (16 / 27 (unchanged)), Manipur (72 (+61)/164 (+129)), Meghalaya (111 (+2) /260 (+4)), Nagaland (15 (+1) /75 (+31)), Odisha (19 (unchanged) /62 (unchanged)), Tamil Nadu (3 /53 (+5)), Tripura (84 /746 (+2)), Uttar Pradesh (41 (+15) /6,090 (+592)), West Bengal (54 (+4) /906 (+73))

304 (+18) AES deaths distributed as follows; Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1 (unchanged)), Andhra Pradesh (4 (+2)), Arunachal Pradesh (2 (unchanged)), Assam (89 (unchanged)), Bihar (1 (unchanged)), Chandigarh (37 (unchanged)), D&NH (1 (unchanged)), Gujarat (3 (unchanged)), Haryana (1 (unchanged)), Karnataka (11 (unchanged)), Kerala (3 (+2), Madhya Pradesh (6 (+1)), Maharashtra (47 (+8)), Meghalaya (6 (unchanged)), Odisha (6 (unchanged)), Rajasthan (30 (unchanged)), Tamil Nadu (10 (unchanged)), Telangana (5 (unchanged)), Uttar Pradesh (3 (+1)), West Bengal (38 (+4))

257 (+23) JE deaths distributed as follows; Assam (44 (+1)), Chhattisgarh (8 (unchanged)), Daman & Diu (1(unchanged)), Gujarat (5 (+5), Karnataka (3 (-1)), Kerala (7 (unchanged)), Madhya Pradesh (2(unchanged)), Maharashtra (7 (+2)), Meghalaya (1 (unchanged)), Nagaland (2 (+1)), Odisha (111 (unchanged)), Rajasthan (35 (+9)), Uttar Pradesh (30 (+6)), West Bengal (1 (unchanged)).


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Comment: Bihar has reported 207 total AES deaths (153 in Muzaffarpur & 54 in other districts), Assam has increased the number of JE deaths to 147 (Aug 20) and AES to 139 (July 20) for a total of 286. Uttar Pradesh media has reported 37 fatalities. There have also been reports of 5 deaths from Manipur , 2 deaths in Jharkhand and 1 in Uttarakhand. These numbers should not be considered as complete - Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Bihar encephalitis deaths: Central team says heat wave key factor in outbreak
AES is an umbrella term for infections that cause swelling in the brain. Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, East Champaran, Sheohar and Sitamarhi were the worst-hit districts this time.
Written by Kaushik Das Gupta |
Muzaffarpur |
Updated: September 12, 2019 7:08:39 am

A high-level team of specialists constituted by the Centre to review the surge in acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) cases in Bihar this year believes the heat wave was a factor behind the nearly 200 deaths, making it the first major AES outbreak in the state since 2014.

Dr Arun Singh, who led the central team, says the affected districts had temperatures of over 40 degrees for several days at a stretch. ?We know that the children played outdoors in high heat? The combination of extreme heat, exhaustion and micro-nutritional deficiency can be lethal,? he says, calling for ?more research on this triad?.
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The heat in Bihar this year was unrelenting with no rainfall, points out Dr Shakeel, a Patna-based physician and Jan Swasthya Abhiyan activist. ?Malnutritioned children are ill-adapted to deal with such heat. Their thermo-regulatory mechanism does not work well.?

Dr Singh says they found that research groups had ?pre-set positions on the outbreak?. ?Because of Muzaffarpur?s proximity to Gorakhpur (in Uttar Pradesh), some researchers talked about Japanese Encephalitis, while others repeated the now well-known litchi theory? We did not carry any baggage, and the ministry supported our open-mindedness. Our first task was to save lives and establish logistics for the purpose. And as far as the cause of the disease is concerned, we let the patient lead the way.?

He adds, ?While treating the children, we found their liver was enlarged, muscle tone was low, and they had high heart rates? (We) were dealing with dysfunctioning of more than one organ. The muscle biopsies showed the mitochondria were affected? We sent blood samples to NIMHANS. They revealed the children had severe carnitine deficiency. The job of carnitine is to transport fatty acids to mitochondria, which produce the cell?s energy? We administered carnitine to two children, and their metabolic rates normalised.?
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https://indianexpress.com/article/i...z3j6mmN4MLZkJD0zNhHFMrPieI1EdL3bhyVEpQTKARIPM

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Japanese Encephalitis kills 154 in Assam, the highest since 2014 | india news
by South Asians News September 12, 2019 in India 0
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The bulletin from NHM said till September 12, the total number of persons who have been affected by JE stood at 630 out of which 154 people have died. While 13 persons who died belonged to Goalpara, 11 came from Kamrup (Rural), the two neighbouring districts in lower Assam where maximum fatalities have been recorded this year. Kokrajhar, in Bodo Territorial Administrative District has not reported any JE positive case for the first time in the last six years even as the rest of the state has been affected in 2019 outbreak.
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https://southasiansnews.com/2019/09/...14-india-news/

Comment: The IDSP report for the week ending July 26 reported a total of 2,417 cases of AES with 318 fatalities in Assam to that date with 145 due to JE. In general, JE is confirmed in less than 30% of Encephalitis cases and less than 50% of fatal cases in Assam. So I always find it kind of odd when news reports make a big deal of confirmed JE deaths only and ignore the greater problem. The has been around 350 total AES/JE deaths in the state so far this year. - Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Comment: Meningitis & Encephalitis are often found interchangeably in Google translated articles. - Ro

Uttar Pradesh
Death of a girl suffering from fever (Faizabad)
Lucknow BureauLucknow Bureau Updated Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:42 PM IST

Bikapur Shivani (12), daughter of Sathendra Tiwari, resident of Bhairagpur Tikra, Bhargava Tiwari Purva of the development block area, died at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Lucknow during treatment on Thursday night. She was suffering from fever. It is discussed that the girl died due to meningitis. But it has not been officially confirmed yet.
The girl was brought to the Community Health Center Bikapur on Tuesday due to high fever. The district hospital was referred for relief.
On Wednesday, family members were taken to KGMU after not getting relief in the district hospital, but could not get treatment there. He was then admitted to Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.
At this time, fever outbreak in Bikapur region has intensified. There has not been any system of investigation of typhoid in the pathology of CHC Bikapur for quite some time. CHC Superintendent Dr. RM Shukla informed that investigation will be done after reaching the victim's house. Only then will we be able to know the exact type of fever.
https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/faizabad/girl-died-from-fever-faizabad-news-lko481359518

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Uttar Pradesh
Minister claims to be free from brain fever
Input - Univ.
Sanjeevani Today 14-09-2019 14:47:55


Minister claims to be free from brain fever
The government has claimed to free the state from meningitis.


Deoria The Uttar Pradesh government has claimed to have freed the state from meningitis.

Inaugurating the cleanliness drive fortnight on behalf of the Livestock Department on the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Fisheries Livestock Development Minister Jai Prakash Nishad said here that due to cleanliness, prevention of encephalitis has been done from eastern Uttar Pradesh and its outbreak is over. It is done. He said that serving the village and the poor is the prime objective of the Modi government and work is being done for this.


He also planted a broom and planted saplings in the district veterinary hospital while inaugurating the cleanliness drive Pakhwara. He said that when Modi became the Prime Minister of the country in 2014, his campaign for cleanliness had already been going on and even today the campaign of Swasth Bharat, Swachh Bharat is going on continuously.

The benefit of this campaign has been that once Purvanchal was completely suffering from encephalitis, also known as encephalitis. Every year hundreds of children used to die due to this, but now not a single encephalitis patients are found.

Also read this news: Pakistan once again carried out nefarious activities, ceasefire in Rajouri, Poonch and Balakot

He said that cleanliness can be seen in the city and village today. The state government has decided that all departments will conduct cleanliness campaign fortnightly.
https://www.sanjeevnitoday.com/state/minister-claims-to-be-free-from-brain-fever/20190914/285854

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Uttar Pradesh
Two children die due to fever, twelve admitted
Publish Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2019 06:29 AM (IST)


Jagran Correspondent, Unnao: Two children died on Saturday from district hospital. The 12 fever victims have been admitted to the district hospital where they are undergoing treatment. Due to the shortage of beds due to fever and diarrhea in the hospital, they do not get stretchers and wheelchairs.

Chief Minister is worried about communicable diseases. He is constantly campaigning to get control over infectious diseases. Even after that the municipal bodies are not conscious of their obligations. As a result, infectious diseases continue to spread. In the Emergency of the District Hospital, 12 patients were admitted for fourteen hours and 17 patients of diarrhea from 12 pm on Friday night to 2 pm on Saturday. Among the fever patients, Danish 3 son Arif, resident of Kashiram Colony of the city, was admitted to the district hospital by relatives. He had high fever and also had tremors. Seeing the serious condition, the doctor referred to Halat Kanpur. On reaching Kanpur, he has died.


Similarly, Vidya 9, daughter of Ghanshyam, a resident of Achalganj area, was having high fever for several days. When the condition worsened, the family brought him to the district hospital. From where he was also referred to Kanpur, but the family did not take him to Kanpur and took him to a private hospital where he also died. Doctors feared both to have encephalitis but could not confirm it due to no test. The other 12 patients admitted to the district hospital include Vishuna Devi 48 Achlikheda, Virpal 75 Jawahar Kheda, Roshan Jahan 65 Asat Mohuddinpur, Ankush 4 son Ram Dulare Hridayanagar Bighapur, Shivank 19 Police Line, Line 35 Orhar Achalganj.

Patients do not mind the stretcher: On an average, three hundred patients suffering from infectious diseases are coming to the district hospital every day. 30-35 are being recruited in these. Due to the rush of patients, they are also not getting the necessary facilities. Even the wheel chair and stretcher are not available. Only the Timardar takes the patients from the emergency to the ward.


Afratfri from the form of prescription to take medicine: Patients are facing chaos from getting the form to taking the medicine. Along with this, patients also have to install long lines for blood etc. This causes them to struggle with chaos.

Posted By: Jagran
https://www.jagran.com/uttar-prades...ie-due-to-fever-twelve-admitted-19578376.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Uttar Pradesh
Encephalitis is no more a dreaded word in east UP Yogi initiative tames killer disease
Tuesday, 17 September 2019 | Biswajeet Banerjee | Gorakhpur

Encephalitis is no more a dreaded word in eastern Uttar Pradesh. In the previous years, this killer disease had taken the lives of thousands of children but now people are ready to wage a war against it with the help of government schemes and improved health facilities at the village level.

The figures say it all. In 2016, encephalitis had taken the lives of 715 children in eastern UP and in 2017, the toll was 748. After this the mortality figures showed a declining trend and in 2018 278 children died of encephalitis while till August 31 this year, only 38 children have fallen prey to it in Purvanchal, considered the hot bed of this killer disease.

?The figures are really a source of encouragement for us. We fought hard to control this menace and now it seems we are succeeding,? Dr Ganesh Kumar, principal of BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, told this reporter.
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https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/s...up--yogi-initiative-tames-killer-disease.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

National
From the latest NHM report to August (report date September 14); (+change since September 7 report)

18,168 tests for JE (+3,747) of which 2,542 (+690) were positive. Andhra Pradesh 0 positive form 1 test (unchanged), Arunachal Pradesh (164 (unch)/240 (unch)), Assam (1,897 (+639) /8,951(+3,265)), Chandigarh (0/55 (unchanged)), Chhattisgarh (1/1(unchanged)), Delhi (0/1 (unchanged)), Goa (0/3 (unch)), Karnataka (0/65(+15)), Kerala (0/23(+22)), Madhya Pradesh (14/0 sic (unchanged)), Maharashtra (17 (+1) / 36 (+9)), Manipur (72 (unch)/164 (unch)), Meghalaya (116 (+5) /276 (+16)), Nagaland (15 (unch) /75 (unch)), Odisha (19 (unchanged) /62 (unchanged)), Tamil Nadu (3 /53 (unch)), Tripura (115 (+31) /1,016 (+270)), Uttar Pradesh (43 (+2) /6,140 (+50)), West Bengal (66 (+12) /1006 (+100))

344 (+40) AES deaths distributed as follows; Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1 (unchanged)), Andhra Pradesh (4 (unch)), Arunachal Pradesh (2 (unchanged)), Assam (109 (+20)), Bihar (1 (unchanged)), Chandigarh (37 (unchanged)), D&NH (1 (unchanged)), Gujarat (9 (+6)), Haryana (2 (+1)), Karnataka (11 (unchanged)), Kerala (3 (unch), Madhya Pradesh (6 (unch)), Maharashtra (47 (unch)), Meghalaya (6 (unchanged)), Odisha (7 (+1)), Rajasthan (35 (+5)), Tamil Nadu (12 (+2)), Telangana (5 (unchanged)), Uttar Pradesh (4 (+1)), West Bengal (42 (+4))

273 (+16) JE deaths distributed as follows; Arunachal Pradesh (1 (+1)), Assam (60 (+16)), Chhattisgarh (8 (unchanged)), Daman & Diu (1(unchanged)), Gujarat (5 (unch), Karnataka (3 (unch)), Kerala (7 (unchanged)), Madhya Pradesh (2(unchanged)), Maharashtra (6 (-1)), Meghalaya (1 (unchanged)), Nagaland (2 (unch)), Odisha (111 (unchanged)), Rajasthan (35 (unch)), Uttar Pradesh (30 (unch)), West Bengal (1 (unchanged)).


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Comment: Bihar has reported 207 total AES deaths (153 in Muzaffarpur & 54 in other districts), Assam has increased the number of JE deaths to 154 (Sep 12) and AES to 139 (July 20) for a total of at least 293. A total of 318 deaths were reported from the state by the IDSP in the week of July 15-21. The overall number of AES/JE deaths in the state is probably close to 350. Uttar Pradesh media has reported 38 fatalities. There have also been reports of 5 deaths from Manipur , 2 deaths in Jharkhand and 1 in Uttarakhand. These numbers should not be considered as complete - Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Week 30 IDSP report: https://idsp.nic.in/WriteReadData/l8...1568706218.pdf

BH/MNG/2019/30/0942 Bihar Munger
Acute Encephalitis Syndrome
02 cases 01 fatality 23-06-19
No new
cases
reported
Cases reported from PHC/Block Jamalpur and Sadar. District
RRT investigated the outbreak. 2 cases were admitted in
JLNMCH, Bhaglpur and one death occurred on 24th June 2019.
House to house fever survey done. Health education given.

GJ/VAD/2019/30/0943 Gujarat Vadodara
Chandipura (Viral Encephalitis)
01 case 01 fatality 12-07-19
No new
cases
reported
A 4yr and 11moth old female child resident of Village Bhayli1, PHC Bhayli, Taluka Vadodara was admitted in GMERS
Medical College on 28th June 2019. The child presented
symptoms with diarrhea, vomiting and unconsciousness and
later died on 30th June 2019. Blood and csf samples were
positive for Chandipura virus from NIV, Pune. District RRT
investigated the outbreak. House to house survey done.
Malathion dusting done in the affected area. Health education
given.

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Uttar Pradesh
Encephalitis Treatment Center is just a sham
Publish Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 06:29 AM (IST)


Deoria: Encephalitis treatment centers have been opened in community and primary health centers in the district on the direction of the government for prevention of encephalitis. All arrangements for first aid and treatment of encephalitis patients have been made, but these days the treatment centers are being grossly negligent. These ETCs have become a sham. There is neither doctor duty nor staff nurse here. The CMO directs that upon seeing the symptoms of high fever, tremors, etc., check him and treat the patient by recruiting him. If the condition is serious, refer him to the district hospital But instead of recruiting patients in these ETC centers, doctors are sending them directly to the district hospital. This is the reason why these ETCs are empty and four children are being treated after being admitted to a single bed in the district hospital. There are a total of 17 ETC centers for the treatment of encephalitis patients in the district's community and primary health centers, which includes medicines and medicines related to encephalitis, Saxon machines, nebulizers, oxygen, etc. besides doctors and staff nurses. Forty percent treatment centers are not opening lock everyday. In such a situation, the patients who are coming are directly shown the way to the district hospital. CMO Dr. Dhirendra Kumar says that wherever there is negligence, strict action will be taken against the doctors and personnel posted. Oxygen etc. equipment is available.

Posted By: Jagran
https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh...-19594518.html

Encephalitis: Five innocent victims in five days
Hindustan team, Maharajganj
Last updated: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:47 PM IST

Encephalitis in the district is not taking its name. Five innocent people succumbed to the disease in five days. He is being treated in the district hospital's encephalitis ICU. In this, the condition of one remains critical. In this way, the number of encephalitis patients in the district has increased to 105. In this, six have died during treatment.

Gulasan (4), a resident of Nipania, Parasmalik region, was admitted to the district hospital on September 13 after suffering a stroke with high fever. Seeing the symptoms of encephalitis, the doctors admitted him to the encephalitis ICU. Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) has been confirmed in Gulsan's investigation. Similarly, Muskan (1), Dulhaia resident of Bardwada region and Seema (4), resident of Bahuar resident of Nichlaul region, were admitted to ICU on September 14 after seeing symptoms of encephalitis. Preetha (2), a resident of Badlaamafi area in Nichlaul region, was admitted to the Encephalitis ICU on 16 September and Tahira Khatoon (4) of Sagrahwa resident of Laxmipur area suffered a high fever. AES has been confirmed in all of these victims.

Border condition critical

Encephalitis remains critical to the extent of recruitment in the ICU. Even after the ongoing treatment for five days, he has not yet regained consciousness. Concerns have increased about this.

Suffering from encephalitis and death at a glance

Year suffering death

2014 399 85

2015 334 56

2016 390 70

2017 437 68

2018 250 26

2019 105 06
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One more child dies due to fever, seven others admitted
Hindustan Team, Lakhimpurkheri
Last updated: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 12:18 AM IST

The district's health department is not awake even after the deaths of sick children. The result of this is that the patients of high fever and diarrhea are increasing as well as their deaths are not stopping.

A four-year-old son of a soldier, Ishan, who lives in Sirsa village of Neemgaon, admitted to the Children's Ward of the district hospital, died. Ishaan was admitted with high fever and tremors. He died during ongoing treatment. Earlier two years Rekha was also killed. On Thursday, seven children admitted to the children's ward suffering from high fever and tremors. Among these children, three-year-old son Karan of Sushil of Nighasan, Aman, one and a half year old son of Rambabu living in Fardhan, Priyanshu, one and half year old daughter of Sunil, living in Fardhan, four of Arvind living in village Lakha of Phulbehar One year old son Abhishek, Deepu's eight year old daughter Shivani living in Tambore, Jagdish seven year old daughter Payal of Nighasan, eight year old Abhilash living in Niba Or.
https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-...d-2755552.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome strikes north Bihar again, 2 children dead
Children with AES symptoms visiting regularly: Supreintendent of SKMC Hospital, Muzaffarpur

By C K Manoj
Last Updated: Friday 20 September 2019
An awareness campaign has again been launched to educate villagers about the AES Syndome. Photo: @UNICEFIndia / Twitter
Two children have died after a fresh bout of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) struck north Bihar again this week, an official has confirmed.

?Children afflicted with AES are coming to the hospital at regular intervals but only two have died in the past one week,? Sunil Kumar Shahi, superintendent of the state-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) in Muzaffarpur, said over the phone on September 20, 2019.

SKMCH is the only advanced medical facility equipped to treat encephalitis cases in the district, which has been the centre of AES cases earlier this year.
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According to him, 30 cases were reported in July, 18 in August while at least 12 cases have been reported this month. In all, 647 cases have been reported from this year out of which 161 children died.

Meanwhile, media reports have claimed that the number of children who have died is eight.

?I told you so?

Director of the National Research Centre on Litchi, Vishal Nath said litchis had never been the reason behind the AES epidemic and the sudden outbreak of this disease at this time had proved that.
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https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news...rikes-north-bihar-again-2-children-dead-66844

Comment: The director is being disingenuous. Just because kids die of Encephalitis in September doesn't mean that Litchis played no part in the outbreak in June. Encephalitis can of course be caused by a variety of pathogens and Sep-Oct is high season for mosquito-borne Japanese Encephalitis outbreaks in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. - Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Uttar Pradesh
Two people died of brain fever
Publish Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:19 PM (IST)

Pratapgarh: Due to constant change of weather, the fever of the brain, ie the fever of the brain, is tightening. The death of two people, including a lawyer, has been stirred up in two days. Due to this fever, two people died in the district within two days. However, till now the Health Department has not taken any step towards this.

Advocate Rajendra Prasad Pandey, a resident of the entire Khande village in Baghrai area of ​​Kunda tehsil area, was suffering from fever for a week. He was first treated at Kunda. On not getting rest, Bailey was taken to the hospital Prayagraj. On Thursday morning Rajendra Prasad died there. The doctor there reported a case of encephalitis. He was the cousin of Advocate Council President Ram Kumar Pandey.

The Ajgara representative said that Saurabh Shukla alias Rishu, son of Arvid Shukla of the entire Navaji village of the region, was preparing for competitive examinations after graduation. According to family members, he was suffering from meningitis for a week. On Thursday he went to Sultanpur for treatment with his cousin. Returned at night and after eating the food fell asleep. He was found dead in bed on Friday morning. Her mother Sharmila Devi, who went to Mumbai in connection with her treatment, and father were informed by phone, and then left for home. In this regard, CMO Dr. AK Srivastava says that people will be tested by sending teams to the respective villages and they will also be made aware.


Swollen tissues: In the rainy season it is common for people to have fever, but meningitis is dangerous. In this fever, a person starts talking too much. A fever dominates a person's brain. Meningitis is also known as encephalitis and meningitis, brain fever. Encephalitis occurs when there is inflammation in the brain tissue. Viral infection is the most common cause of inflammation in the brain. Apart from this, due to bacteria and fungus, brain fever can also be formed.

Reduction in vaccines fatal: Dr. Anil Gupta, Pediatrician of the district hospital, children may complain of encephalitis even when they do not have measles, rubella and chicken pox vaccines in childhood. Many types of viruses like rabbis virus, polio virus and varicella virus etc. can cause meningitis. Mosquitoes should also be avoided.

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Six children admitted with fever and diarrhea
Hindustan Team, Lakhimpurkheri
Last updated: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 01:10 AM IST
Six children admitted with fever and diarrhea
The number of patients suffering from high fever and diarrhea in the district is continuously increasing. Even after this, the health department is not able to stop it. On Friday, six children suffering from these diseases were admitted. With this, a child was referred to the ICU when he had symptoms of AES.

Pallavi, 12-year-old daughter of Ashok, residing in the village ward of District Hospital, Parkariya, on Friday, Usman's nine-year-old son Sami, residing in Isanagar, Tauhid, ten-year-old son of Zaid, living in Nirmalnagar, 13 of Dharmendra The son of the year, Rama Singh, a three-year-old daughter of Kamlesh living in Fardhan, Nandini, Ghosiana, four-year-old daughter Rashi, was admitted. Simultaneously, Kaushal's one-year-old daughter Radhika, residing in the village ward of Dhaurahra, admitted to the Children's Ward, was referred to the ICU after receiving symptoms of AES.
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[Ronan Kelly]

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Comment: In addition to 139 deaths at SKMCH, there were also 21 deaths at Kejriwal hospital in Muzaffarpur. 842 cases and 168 deaths were reported by the IDSP from the state in total to July 4th. 938 cases with 204 deaths were reported in the media to July 24. 54 deaths were reported from areas other than Muzaffarpur, including 18 at Magadha Hospital in Gaya, but but some of the others may have died at SKMCH or Kejriwal. My estimate is that around 210 patients have died in Bihar so far this year. - Ro

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Bihar
AES strikes Bihar again, four deaths in three days
He said fluctuation in temperature in Muzaffarpur is one of the main reasons behind the recurrence of the disease.


Published: 21st September 2019 03:59 AM | Last Updated: 21st September 2019 09:54 AM

PATNA: A few months after Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) claimed hundreds of lives in Bihar, the deadly disease has struck again. Twelve children were diagnosed with AES-like symptoms and admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit (PICUs) of the government-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) in Bihar.

Four deaths have been reported at SKMCH in the last three days.

?Altogether, 12 children are being treated at PICUs here for the last few days. The situation is not alarming. The doctors are leaving no stone unturned to cure these children. Three children are stated to be critical,? said SKMCH superintendent Dr SK Shahi.

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According to official figures, shared by Dr Shahi, 140 out of 482 children admitted with symptoms akin to AES between June and September 19, had died while 324 were cured and 18 left against medical advice.
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http://www.newindianexpress.com/nat...-again-four-deaths-in-three-days-2036893.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Bihar
Death of a patient suffering from encephalitis
Jamui News - Jamui. 15-year-old Vikram Manjhi, a resident of Lachhud in Sikandra block area, died on Sunday at Sadar Hospital.
Bhaskar News NetworkSep 23, 2019, 07:40 AM IST

Jamui. On Sunday, 15-year-old Vikram Manjhi, a resident of Lachhud in Sikandra block area, died of mental fever while undergoing treatment at Sadar Hospital. The deceased is said to have suffered from encephalitis for the past few days. Family members were being treated under the supervision of a local doctor. He was admitted to Sadar Hospital on Sunday morning when his condition deteriorated. Where necessary Vikram died at the time of investigation. Regarding this, Dr. Arvind Kumar said that after seeing the deteriorating condition of the patient, he was advised to go to Patna PMCH but he died due to not taking it.
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