Deepak Saxena
Deepak Saxena
Fragmented waterscapes increase risk of Japanese encephalitis
Posted on 25 Jul, 2022 04:13 AMJapanese encephalitis (JE) - a mosquito borne viral disease, is one of the important causes for childhood mortality in Asia. India has a high burden of the disease with 13.7 percent of 63, 854 acute encephalitis cases from 2010 to 2017 caused due to Japanese Encephalitis virus (JEV) leading to deaths in 17 percent of these cases with the north-east being a perennial hotspot for outbreaks.