Japanese Encephalitis — India
On [Sat 10 Jun 2017], a couple from Kondhwa rushed their 10-month-old infant to a hospital after vomiting bouts, constant cough and noticeable abnormal behaviour. Suspecting that the kid might have contracted Japanese encephalitis (JE) — an infection that corrodes brain cells — the doctors sent his blood samples to the National Institute of Virology (NIV), which confirmed their suspicion.
The diagnosis, a 1st in the city and 2nd in the state [this year, 2017], has got government officials
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