US team reaches Gorakhpur in UP to study about encephalitis

GORAKHPUR: A team of scientists from the United States arrived here today to gather information about encephalitis that has claimed several lives in different districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, a senior health official said today.

"The team of scientists from the Centre for Disease Control, Altanta, arrived here today. It will visit hospitals of Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Deoria, Maharajganj and Siddhartnagar to gather information about the disease and its virus," Additional Director (Health) B D Tewari K P Kushwaha said.

The team would lay special emphasis on the district hospital in Kushinagar and its laboratory as the district is the worst hit along with Gorakhpur, he said.

The team, which would be in the state till November 6, would study case history of patients and other details. It will also visit different villages, Tewari said.