Report of the Committee formed by the government of Uttar Pradesh in Original Application No. 116 of 2014 in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs MC, Gorakhpur & Others. In compliance with the orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, the government of Uttar Pradesh constituted …
India will soon be better armed to combat Japanese encephalitis (JE), a viral disease that affects the brain. Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will launch the first ever indigenous JE vaccine on Friday. Produced under PPP by Bharat Biotech with Pune’s National Institute of Virology (NIV), the vaccine is …
Arunachal Pradesh Health Minister Atum Welly has called upon the officials of his department to take pro–active measures in order to prevent Dengue and Japanese Encephalitis from becoming epidemic in the State. Following the reported five Dengue death in neighbouring Assam in recent times, Welly yesterday convened an emergency meeting …
The number of encephalitis patients has increased in the district this summer and rainy seasons. The disease is transmitted by mosquito bite, it is learnt. More than 3-4 encephalitis patients daily come to the Bheri Zonal Hospital, Nepalgunj for treatment, said Dr. Pitambar Subedi, chief at the hospital. Out of …
Awaits Union Health Ministry’s Response The first totally indigenous vaccine against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) — created using an Indian strain of the virus — has received the nod of Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). The vaccine is going to be formally launched for public use soon. “DCGI has given …
Two children suffering from encephalitis died on Monday night. Four-and-half-year old Phagu of Ahirouli in Kushinagar and four-year-old Indrawati of Sahjanwa in Gorakhpur succumbed at the medical college. Meanwhile, 15 patients suffering from encephalitis were admitted to the medical college within last 24 hours, including four each from Deoria and …
Four persons died due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the district while 27 more patients of the disease have been admitted to the district hospital. 181 deaths due to JE have been reported since January. Panchu (25), a resident of Khairighat, Ayub (8) of Nanpara, Etbar (45) of Balrampur and …
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is the most important cause of acute and epidemic viral encephalitis. Every year sporadic JE cases are reported from the various districts of West Bengal, indicating its endemicity in this state. JE vaccination programme has been undertaken by the State Health Department of West Bengal. This study …
LUCKNOW: To bring down encephalitis cases in UP, the government launched project Japanese Encephalitis in seven districts affected by the disease on Thursday. The districts belong to Gorakhpur and Basti divisions. Officials in the health department said the project was supported by Path and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The …
After a seven-month lull, encephalitis in the eastern districts of the state has resurfaced with over 200 cases of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) and more than 100 deaths reported in the past 20 days. A total of 482 AES cases have been reported this year with 108 deaths so far. …
The National Institute of Virology's unit in Kerala has detected and confirmed through full genome sequencing the evidence of a new strain of West Nile Virus (WNV) and its association with human cases in India. The virus, transmitted to people through the bites of infected mosquitoes, can cause a fatal …
Three more persons died of encephalitis on Monday night and 9 patients of the deadly decease were admitted to BRD Medical College. The death toll has risen to 110 this year while 74 encephalitis patients are being treated in the hospital at present. Hena (12), daughter of Alauddin, a resident …
Company says WHO prequalification is a key step for distribution of the vaccine in developed countries. Hyderabad-based biopharmaceutical company Biological E (BioE) on Monday said, the WHO has prequalified its Japanese Encephalitis vaccine for global use in adults. The company expects that paediatric indication will also be prequalified by the …
A total of 27 people have been detected with acute encephalitis syndrome in Kamrup (metro) district this year. In Kamrup district, however, 19 cases have been reported with one individual succumbing to Japanese encephalitis. According to sources in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), all the people detected with acute …
The Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) has gone out of control here as seven children have died at S K Medical College Hospital (SKMCH) and Kejriwal Hospital in the last 12 hours taking the toll to 39 in 35 days. Of the seven, who died in the last 12 hours, six …
The dreaded encephalitis that has reared its head in summer in Bihar has claimed the lives of 30 children so far. Most of the deaths have been reported from Muzaffarpur and adjoining districts, officials told The Hindu . As many as 108 cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), marked by …
The annoying bites of mosquitoes that we so often tend to ignore have accounted for over nearly 500 deaths in the last four years in Assam. Significantly, it is Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and not malaria that has caused 60 per cent of the total mosquito-bite-related deaths in the State. Dengue, …
Seven more children have succumbed to encephalitis in Bihar, taking the total deaths in the state since early May to 18, officials said Thursday. Two of the children died Wednesday and one Thursday morning in hospitals in Muzaffarpur district, a health official said. Over half a dozen children were warded …
Death of infants in Malkangiri district due to preventable diseases has come under judicial scanner. The Orissa High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the state government on a petition seeking an inquiry into deaths of over 7,400 children in Malkangiri district in the last five years. The division …
A six-month-old baby succumbed to a deadly mosquito-borne disease in Bihar Thursday, taking the toll from the disease to three in 2013, and 16 children have been admitted to hospitals in Muzaffarpur, officials said. Six-month-old Himanshu Kumar died of suspected Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), at Sakra Referral Hospital, Muzaffarpur Civil …
Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) is a group of Clinical neurologic manifestation caused by wide range of viruses, bacteria, fungus, parasites, spirochetes, chemical and toxins. The most common causes of acute viral encephalitis are Japanese encephalitis virus, West Nile virus (WNV), Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), Western equine encephalitis virus (WEEV), …
