The Arunachal health department said it has taken steps to prevent the spread of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the state and is closely monitoring the current situation.

GUWAHATI: As the state government considers a proposal to acquire sufficient amount of the attenuated SA 14-14-2 Chinese-made Japanese Encephalitis vaccine, Assam continues to reel from the epidemi

The death of a two-year-old baby from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in NRS medical college and hospital on Wednesday has set off the panic alarm as the disease, which is wreaking havoc in north Benga

A two-and-half-yearold boy has died of encephalitis at a state-run hospital in Kolkata, triggering fears that the outbreak that has killed 135 people in North Bengal may be creeping towards the cit

Suspension Of Health Officials Scares Docs

A team of researchers from Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC) in Puducherry and Pondicherry University has discovered bacteria in bird droppings that can kill mosquitoes.

With one more person dying in North Dinajpore of suspected encephalitis on Monday, the state’s death toll due to the disease reached 120.

Only six patients admitted to NBMCH in 24 hours: Director of Health Services

With encephalitis deaths being reported from South Bengal districts as well, the Union Health Ministry has decided to send a team to districts like Purulia, Bankura and Murshidabad to assess the cu

Deadly Japanese encephalitis has so far taken the lives of 75 people since its breakout in the eastern part of the state, officials of the National Health Mission, said on Sunday.