ProMED-mail |

Published Date: 2011-09-13 21:07:02
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other - India (16): (BI)
Archive Number: 20110913.2793

JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS AND OTHER - INDIA (16): (BIHAR)
*****************************************************

A ProMED-mail post
http://www.promedmail.org
ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
http://www.isid.org

Date: Tue 13 Sep 2011
Source: IBN Live [edited]
http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/encephalitis-claims-24-lives-in-bihar/821743.html

Encephalitis claims 24 lives in Bihar
-------------------------------------
With the death of 3 more children in a hospital here today, Japanese
encephalitis has claimed 24 lives in Bihar during the past 3 weeks,
official sources said. The 3 children died in the Anugrah Narayan
Sinha Medical College-cum-Hospital, its Superintendent Sitaram Prasad
said. A total of 84 patients, including 25 children, are currently
undergoing treatment in the hospital, Prasad said, adding that their
blood tests had confirmed the disease. He said that most of the
patients had come from Gaya, Aurangabad and Nawada districts of Bihar
and Chatra district of Jharkhand.

--
Communicated by:
Ronan Kelly for FluTrackers
<ronankelly@comcast.net>

[The death toll from JE virus infections in Gaya has gone from 16 on
11 Sep 2011 (see ProMed-mail archive no. 20110912.2774) to 25 just 2
days later. All are attributed to JE virus, with no mention of the
acute encephalitis syndrome of undetermined etiology previously
mentioned in recent reports from northeastern India. There is still no
mention of the JE vaccination status of this population.

Gaya is the 2nd largest city in Bihar state and the capital of the
district. A HealthMap Interactive map showing the location of Gaya can
be accessed at http://healthmap.org/r/1emt. - Mod.TY]

See Also