Odisha Japanese Encephalitis

A vaccination drive against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) was launched on Monday in Odisha's tribal-dominated Malkangiri district where the disease has so far claimed the lives of more than 100 children.

Malkangiri, Odisha: Ninety six children have died in Odisha’s Malkangiri over a span of two months. While the cause of death is suspected to be Japanese Encephalitis, sources say that the technical experts, who are probing the outbreak, have some startling findings. The announcement for the same will be made on Friday. Some experts, however, sus...

The Odisha government today claimed that Japanese Encephalitis was well under control even as the death toll in the tribal-dominated Malkangiri district touched 93 in a span of two months.

The Odisha government today claimed that Japanese Encephalitis was well under control even as the death toll in the tribal-dominated Malkangiri district touched 93 in a span of two months.

Likening the death of at least 93 children due to Japanese Encephalitis and other reasons in tribal-dominated Malkangiri district of Odisha to a 'National Calamity', Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said he would take up the matter with the Prime Minister's Office and other ministries.

A tribal group has called for a 12-hour shutdown today in Odisha's Malkangiri district, protesting against the failure of the state government in containing the outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis in the region.

Palkonda, Odisha: Malkangiri, one of the most backward tribal districts of Odisha, had much to contend with – lack of hospitals and schools, crop in the fields and food at home. And these days, a killer disease is flying over its lands. Japanese Encephalitis, which has claimed the lives of 68 children in 50 days. For decades, the mosquito-borne d...

Malkangiri, Odisha: In the tribal-dominated Malkangiri district of Odisha, over 60 children have lost their lives owing to a vector borne disease – Japanese Encephalitis in the last two months. Rama Madokami’s four-year-old son Bhuva was admitted to the Malkangiri’s district headquarter hospital. While Rama was hoping that his son would su...

After tribal-dominated Malkangiri district where Japanese Encephalitis outbreak has claimed 63 lives, the virus has now been found in pigs of neighbouring Koraput district in Odisha.

The situation in Japanese Encephalitis (JE) affected in Odisha's Malkangiri district, where 63 people have died of the disease, was now under control, a central fact finding team on Monday said in Bhubaneswar.

With the death of three more children, the number of deaths in Japanese Encephalitis outbreak rose to 61 in six weeks in Odisha's Malkangiri district, while a central team visited the affected area to assess the situation.

With the death another child, the toll in Japanese Encephalitis outbreak today mounted to 58 in around six weeks in Odisha's tribal-dominated Malkangiri district.

With the death of two more children, the toll in Japanese Encephalitis outbreak today mounted to 56 in over a month in Odisha's tribal-dominated Malkangiri district.

With the death of one more child, the toll in Japanese Encephalitis outbreak today rose to 54 in over a month in Odisha's Malkangiri district, even as the BJP slammed the state government accusing it of failing to contain the disease.

With three more deaths, the toll due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) today climbed to 51, all children, in a month in Malkangiri district of Odisha where a police complaint was lodged against Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and others holding the government responsible for the situation.

A vaccination drive against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) was launched on Monday in Odisha's tribal-dominated Malkangiri district where the disease has so far claimed the lives of more than 100 children.

Malkangiri, Odisha: Ninety six children have died in Odisha’s Malkangiri over a span of two months. While the cause of death is suspected to be Japanese Encephalitis, sources say that the technical experts, who are probing the outbreak, have some startling findings. The announcement for the same will be made on Friday. Some experts, however, sus...

The Odisha government today claimed that Japanese Encephalitis was well under control even as the death toll in the tribal-dominated Malkangiri district touched 93 in a span of two months.

The Odisha government today claimed that Japanese Encephalitis was well under control even as the death toll in the tribal-dominated Malkangiri district touched 93 in a span of two months.

Likening the death of at least 93 children due to Japanese Encephalitis and other reasons in tribal-dominated Malkangiri district of Odisha to a 'National Calamity', Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said he would take up the matter with the Prime Minister's Office and other ministries.

A tribal group has called for a 12-hour shutdown today in Odisha's Malkangiri district, protesting against the failure of the state government in containing the outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis in the region.

Palkonda, Odisha: Malkangiri, one of the most backward tribal districts of Odisha, had much to contend with – lack of hospitals and schools, crop in the fields and food at home. And these days, a killer disease is flying over its lands. Japanese Encephalitis, which has claimed the lives of 68 children in 50 days. For decades, the mosquito-borne d...

Malkangiri, Odisha: In the tribal-dominated Malkangiri district of Odisha, over 60 children have lost their lives owing to a vector borne disease – Japanese Encephalitis in the last two months. Rama Madokami’s four-year-old son Bhuva was admitted to the Malkangiri’s district headquarter hospital. While Rama was hoping that his son would su...

After tribal-dominated Malkangiri district where Japanese Encephalitis outbreak has claimed 63 lives, the virus has now been found in pigs of neighbouring Koraput district in Odisha.

The situation in Japanese Encephalitis (JE) affected in Odisha's Malkangiri district, where 63 people have died of the disease, was now under control, a central fact finding team on Monday said in Bhubaneswar.

With the death of three more children, the number of deaths in Japanese Encephalitis outbreak rose to 61 in six weeks in Odisha's Malkangiri district, while a central team visited the affected area to assess the situation.

With the death another child, the toll in Japanese Encephalitis outbreak today mounted to 58 in around six weeks in Odisha's tribal-dominated Malkangiri district.

With the death of two more children, the toll in Japanese Encephalitis outbreak today mounted to 56 in over a month in Odisha's tribal-dominated Malkangiri district.

With the death of one more child, the toll in Japanese Encephalitis outbreak today rose to 54 in over a month in Odisha's Malkangiri district, even as the BJP slammed the state government accusing it of failing to contain the disease.

With three more deaths, the toll due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) today climbed to 51, all children, in a month in Malkangiri district of Odisha where a police complaint was lodged against Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and others holding the government responsible for the situation.