Japanese Encephalitis (JE), the disease known to be common in plain areas of the country, which kills hundreds of people every year, is increasing. Moreover, it has also been diagnosed among people living in Kathmandu Valley.
Tula Kumari, 65 of Basundhara, Kathmandu is receiving treatment for JE for the last 35 days at TU Teaching Hospital (TUTH).
JE is a disease that spreads to humans from infected mosquitoes. It is one of a group of mosquito-borne virus diseases that can affect the central nervous system and cause severe complications and even death.