Gorakhpur (UP), Nov 1 Seven more children succumbed
to the deadly encephalitis here today, taking the toll in the
viral fever in the district this year to 471.
Twenty-nine patients suffering from the fever have been
admitted to various hospitals in the region, Additional
Director Health L P Rawat said.
He said a total of 2,738 patients suffering from Japanese
Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) were
admitted this year to BRD Medical College and other hospitals
of the region, out of this 471 died.
The dead include three each from Kushinagar and Deoria,
one from Gorakhpur.
Chief Medical Officer of Gorakhpur R N Mishra said that
all children below 15 years would be immunised for JE in a
campaign to be launched around autumn next year in all
districts of Gorakhpur division. - (Agencies)
Nov 01, 2009
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