Japanese Encephalitis — India
[Maharashtra] has recorded 108 cases [of Japanese encephalitis], mainly in endemic districts, in the past 11 months, as against 30 recorded throughout 2017. Culex mosquitoes, which feed on animal blood, especially pigs [and ardeid birds (herons, egrets and bitterns)], are the main vector of the disease [virus].
“Of the 108 Japanese encephalitis (JE) cases diagnosed in Maharashtra so far this year [2018], 6 were symptomatic and needed immediate treatment. The remaining 102 cases were
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