Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other – India (29): (OR)
PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other – India (29): (OR)
Japanese Encephalitis -- IndiaOdisha's worst-ever encephalitis outbreak has killed 74 children in the Maoist-hit Malkangiri district, home to nearly 6.2 lakh [620 000] people, mostly from the Scheduled Castes and tribes like Bondas, Koyas, Porajas, and Didayis."Till [Mon 31 Oct 2016], 74 children have died, all from the Koya community. 47 of the deaths have been due to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) and 27 from Japanese encephalitis (JE)," Dr Madan Mohan Pradhan, joint director of the National Read more [...]
