Japanese Encephalitis -- India
At a time when Assam is witnessing a major COVID-19 spike, a Japanese encephalitis outbreak has also been reported from different parts of the state raising concerns.
With about 14 per cent mortality rate, about 60 times higher than Assam's COVID-19 mortality rate, Japanese encephalitis has claimed 29 lives already this year [2020].
The vector-borne disease spread by _Culex_ mosquitos, this year [2020], has affected at least 199 people in 29 out of 33 districts in the state, a bulletin
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7618995&promed&0
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