JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS

Pune, Raigad, Parbhani districts: Japanese encephalitis drive to begin today for children

February 28, 2025 7:40 pm

All you need to know about Japanese encephalitis

November 29, 2024 6:37 pm

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a viral infection of the brain caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV)

5 girls test positive for Japanese Encephalitis at Odisha hostel

February 21, 2023 1:24 pm

On Saturday, a Class 10 student of the hostel with similar symptoms passed away at Balasore district headquarters hospital. As her samples were not sent for testing, it could not be confirmed whether she died of Japanese Encephalitis.

48 lakh kids to be vaccinated against JE from today: Karnataka Health Minister

December 05, 2022 9:25 am

“Now, we have to wage a war against JE and our Health Department is fully prepared. Let us all join hands in the fight against encephalitis and protect our future generations from the crippling effects of this disease,” Health Minister K Sudhakar added.

Maharashtra launches survey after boy infected with Japanese Encephalitis

December 02, 2022 7:16 am

Maharashtra reported some JE cases from Pune and Solapur in 2016. Japanese It is a mosquito-borne zoonotic viral disease caused by the JE virus.

Assam: Japanese Encephalitis claims 85 lives in 2 months

August 28, 2022 12:48 pm

JE is a viral brain infection that spreads through mosquito bites. The virus, found in pigs and birds, is passed to mosquitoes when they bite infected animals.

Japanese encephalitis virus can cause deadly brain swelling but in less than one per cent of cases

March 18, 2022 3:04 pm

Japanese encephalitis virus is an infection that can be transmitted to people if they are bitten by a mosquito carrying the virus. It can't be transmitted from person to person.

49 Japanese encephalitis deaths reported in Assam: Health Minister Himanta Sarma

July 06, 2019 3:38 pm

Assam is an ecologically favourable region for the spread of JE owing to heavy rainfall, large paddy fields with big water bodies, pig farming and domestic pig rearing.

Ten-month-old diagnosed with Japanese Encephalitis, health officials on high alert

June 22, 2017 7:26 am

First case reported in city this year, second in state.

Japanese Encephalitis may not have killed Odisha children: Panel

November 19, 2016 2:32 am

Around 100 children have died in Malkangiri since September.