
500 children died of a mysterious strain of encephalitis that has plagued
AP reported:
Doctors in Uttar Pradesh state, the center of the outbreak, have been unable to identify the strain of the disease, which has affected only children, killing 484 of them since the beginning of the year, said state Health Minister Anant Kumar Mishra.
And the outbreak is spreading quickly, doctors said.
"There has been a sudden spurt in encephalitis cases over the last month. Over 100 children have died and encephalitis cases are pouring in from eastern parts of the state," said Dr. Akhilesh Srivastava, a senior government doctor.
Well, I have written about this disease twice in the last 1 year. Read the two entries:
Japanese encephalitis on a Killing Spree in India
Japanese Encephalitis cannot Kill Japanese People but Kills Indians







because of an unknown disease many children are going to death in India. This news hurt me deeply. I hope indian govt should take some major steps and make awareness about it to general people.
Posted by: kamrul hasan | December 7, 2007 12:00 AM | Permalink to Comment