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PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other – India (04): (KL)

Japanese Encephalitis -- IndiaEven as Kozhikode is recovering from the Nipah jolt, 2 isolated cases of Japanese encephalitis (JE) have been reported from the district.A mosquito-borne viral infection resulting in inflammation of the brain, JE can cause fever, headache and seizures.T. Jayakrishnan, Associate Professor (Community Medicine), Government Medical College, Manjeri, told The Hindu on Tuesday [29 May 2018] that JE cases were 1st reported in the State in Alappuzha in 1996, and there had been Read more [...]