Officials jittery over fourth Japanese Encephalitis case

Jaipur | Wednesday | 15th November, 2017

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Jaipur: Fourth confirmed case of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) of the state has been detected in Bundi which is giving sleepless nights to health authorities. "It is not the first such case of JE reported in the state. "The official said that according to World Health Organisation, Individuals who live in or have travelled to a JE-endemic area and experience encephalitis are considered a suspected JE case. They are conducting screening of people in the area for JE. The test of serum shows he is JE positive but CSF samples which are collected from brain and spine showed no positivity of the disease..