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Published Date: 2011-11-09 13:52:54
Subject: PRO/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other - India (34): (UP, BI) Nepal
Archive Number: 20111109.3328

JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS AND OTHER - INDIA (34): (UTTAR PRADESH, BIHAR)
NEPAL
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Date: Tue 8 Nov 2011
Source: NetIndia23 [edited]
http://www.netindia123.com/showdetails.asp?id=1868095&cat=India&head=Encephalitis+toll+in+Eastern+UP+at+480

Five more children died of deadly disease of Japanese encephalitis
(JE) at BRD Medical colleges, Gorakhpur taking the toll to 551 in
eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh during this year [2011]. The children
who died during the last 24 hours included 2 from Deoria district and
one each from Maharajaganj, Gorakhour, and neighbouring state of
Bihar, the medical college sources said. A total of 3395 patients had
been admitted to BRD Medical college since 1 Jan 2011, out of which
551 died this year.

During the last 24 hours, 18 new patients were admitted while
presently 205 patients are under treatment at medical college and
other hospitals of eastern UP. The patients admitted to Gorakhpur
medical college included 7 from neighbouring country of Nepal and 369
of Bihar. The patients who have so far died of encephalitis included
67 from Bihar and 2 from Nepal.

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[In this report, Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is the only
etiological agent mentioned as responsible for these encephalitis
cases. Previous reports from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states this year
(2011) implicate JEV in approximately one-third of the encephalitis
cases, the majority being due to undiagnosed viruses, perhaps
enteroviruses, associated with contaminated water. One hopes that as
the season changes, these cases will end.

HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive maps showing the location of Uttar
Pradesh and neighboring Bihar states can be accessed at
http://healthmap.org/r/1i16 and Nepal at
http://healthmap.org/r/1q5H. - Mod.TY]

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