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Japanese Encephalitis — India
Instances of small children with symptoms of suspected Japanese encephalitis (JE) have started to emerge from remote rural pockets of Malkangiri district of Odisha.
Medical authorities have started precautionary measures to check resurgence of encephalitis in the district again. As per Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) of Malkangiri, Uday Shankar Mishra, till now around 14 children between the age of 2-8 years have been identified to be suffering from symptoms of encephalitis. Some of