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Encephalitis kills 376 kids, eastern UP worst affected
Published On: October 8, 2011 | Duration: 2 min, 30 sec
At least 376 children have died of encephalitis in Gorakhpur this year while 4480 others were infected. And it isn't Gorakhpur's scourge alone; Assam, Delhi, Haryana and Chandigarh have reported cases as well. But despite the growing number of cases, the Centre has done little to prevent the recurring outbreaks that take so many lives.