48 lakh children will receive JE vaccine from Dec 5: Karnataka MinisterThe JE is caused by a virus called flavivirus and it is primarily transmitted by Culex mosquitoes. The virus is maintained in pigs and wild...
Japanese Encephalitis claims 1 more life in Assam; toll reaches 38The first case of Japanese encephalitis viral disease (JE) was documented in 1871 in Japan. The annual incidence of the clinical disease va...
Bharat Biotech keen to revive Rs 600 crore TN vaccine complexWith a planned annual capacity of 585 million, the project proposed to make pentavalent, or five-in-one, combination vaccine, BCG vaccine, ...
Encephalitis deaths drop by 66% in East UP in 2018While a big vaccination drive was launched for JE, a massive sanitation and information campaign was launched this year to check cases of A...
A year after uproar, Yogi's UP govt admits encephalitis deaths soared in 2017More than 5,400 cases of Encephalitis and Japanese Encephalitis were reported in the state in 2017, leading to 748 deaths, compared to 4,35...
UP declares year-long war on encephalitisThe exercise comes in the wake of mounting criticism over the new BJP government’s perceived failure to stop children dying of these diseas...
Bill Gates meets Yogi Adityanath, discusses ways to intensify JE vaccination programmesAdityanath apprised Gates about the efforts of the government to eliminate prevalent vector-borne diseases in the state.
Two days before Gorakhpur deaths, CM Adityanath called for early vaccination in 2018The Yogi government carried out a massive vaccination drive for Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in UP from May 29 to July 15 covering nearly 92 ...
Anti-encephalitis campaign for 38 Uttar Pradesh districts launched by CM Yogi AdityanathHe stressed on awareness and public participation for the success of the campaign that has been rolled out in the worst-affected eastern re...
Centre’s steps to curb encephalitis menace pay off985 cases and 210 deaths due to JE were reported till September. In the corresponding period in 2014, there were 1,089 cases and 211 deaths...
China to supply more Japanese Encephalitis vaccine to IndiaChina has agreed to India's request to send additional supplies of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccine for expansion of the government's imm...
Make DDRCs fully functional to tackle JE, AES cases: J P Nadda to statesThe minister emphasised that all stakeholders should do everything in their means to prevent deaths due to JE and AES.
Centre may initiate Japanese Encephalitis vaccination in Arunachal PradeshThe Centre has assured AP that it will consider the request of the state government for vaccination against JE in all affected districts.
272 encephalitis deaths this year in AssamOf the 272 having shown Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, 124 perished due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) alone, an NRHM health official said tod...
Assam CM Tarun Gogoi for steping up measures to tackle encephalitisAssam CM Tarun Gogoi directed the health authorities to step up preventive measures to check the spread of Japanese Encephalitis
Encephalitis outbreak continues; over 150 died in Bengal, AssamAs matter becomes a serious concern for health care sector, politicians have come up with even higher level of virulence to churn out polit...
- Cabinet clears Rs 4,038 crore plan to tackle JE/AES in 5 states
Cabinet approved a Rs 4,038-cr comprehensive multi-pronged plan for prevention & control of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) & Acute Encephalitis...