Japanese Encephalitis -- India
Japanese encephalitis, caused by a mosquito-borne virus, has claimed the life of a 20-year-old labourer at Lohgarh village [of Zirakpur, Mohali (SBS Nagar) district, Punjab]. This is the 1st death caused by the virus in Zirakpur this year [2017].
The victim has been identified. His blood samples had tested positive for Japanese encephalitis at the PGI. Dr Gagandeep Singh Grover, State Programme Officer, National Vector-Borne Disease-Control Programme, said the victim, a resident of Bihar,
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