Encephalitis claims lives in Bihar - total 18

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Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report...-bihar_1393095

Encephalitis claims eight lives in Bihar
PTI
Monday, June 7, 2010 18:39 IST

Muzaffarpur: Eight children have died in a suspected outbreak of encephalitis with several admitted to hospital in Muzaffarpur district.

While three children died till yesterday, five others succumbed today at government and private hospitals, civil surgeon Dr AP Singh told reporters here.

Altogether 24 children from Kanti and Meenapur blocks, afflicted by the disease, complained of vomiting in past two days, Singh said.

Prima facie it appeared that the children died of encephalitis but the attending doctors were examining if the deaths could have been aggravated by diarrhoea as well, the civil surgeon said.

A medical team was formed to find out the reasons behind the death of children in the district.

Dozens afflicted by the disease were hospitalised in Sri Krishna Medical college and Hospital (SKMCH) and a private nursing home here, official sources said.

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The link that this aggregator is linking to is a .jpg of the cover of a Hindi Language newspaper, which apparently has more on this outbreak, but I can't get it through a translator.

http://idsp.nic.in/idsp/idspMedia/mediascanreport.jsp?statecd=BH&dtcode=MZP&alert_id=819&stname=BIHAR&distname=MUZAFFARPUR

08-06-2010 08-06-2010 https://www.hamaramahanagar.com/Full...1275968011.jpg
Title : Eight deaths due to unknown disease in Muzaffarpur District, Bihar.
Description : Unknown disease

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Sounds an awful lot like this outbreak from last year, which was apparently caused by food contaminated with an encephalitis virus (Chandipura).

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?p=312843

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Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report...-to-12_1393602

Encephalitis toll in Muzaffarpur rises to 12
PTI
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 18:37 IST


Muzaffarpur: With the death of four more children, the toll due to outbreak of encephalitis in the North Bihar town of Muzaffarpur went upto 12, a district medical officer said today.

Four children, having earlier shown symptoms of encephalitis, succumbed during treatment in hospital since yesterday, the district civil surgeon AP Singh told reporters here.

Eight children had died of the disease, after being admitted to hospitals and nursing homes, in the past two-three days.

At least 24 children were undergoing treatment at the SKM hospital and Kejriwal hospitals, Singh said.

The patients complained of excessive vomiting, loose motion, high fever, all known to be symptoms of encephalitis.

A medical team has been formed.

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Sure sounds like encephalitis...

http://www.hindustantimes.com/12-children-die-of-mysterious-disease/Article1-555188.aspx

Indo-Asian News Service
Patna, June 09, 2010
First Published: 11:18 IST(9/6/2010)
Last Updated: 11:19 IST(9/6/2010)

Twelve children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district after they complained of high fever and convulsion, officials said on Wednesday.

"A total of 12 children have died over the past few days. In the last 48 hours, four children have died of the mysterious disease. Dozens of children have been admitted to different hospitals for treatment," civil surgeon A.P. Singh said on phone from Muzaffarpur, about 70 km from Patna.

The district administration has sounded a high alert to check the spread of the disease.

The children reported high fever followed by bouts of unconsciousness and convulsion leading to their death.

Local people termed the mysterious disease as 'Chamki ki Bimari' and claimed that the symptoms tally with encephalitis.

"We cannot say anything exactly about the mysterious disease. It is difficult to say that children died of encephalitis. A medical team has been formed to examine the mysterious disease," Singh said.

Official sources in the state health department here said there was no facility to identify encephalitis in Bihar.

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Encephalitis toll rises to 15

Muzaffarpur (Bihar): With three more children dying on Wednesday with symptoms of encephalitis, the toll rose to 15, a district health officer said.

Three more children died in SKM Hospital and Kejriwal Hospital, the civil surgeon said. As many as 20 children, mostly residents of Kanti and Meenapur localities, are undergoing treatment for ailments like vomiting, dehydration, loose motion and high fever, all symptoms of encephalitis, he said.

A medical team has been constituted with a directive to take preventive measures against the escalation of the disease in other localities, Mr. Singh said.

Meanwhile, a UNICEF team is camping in Muzaffarpur to assess the situation arising out of the outbreak of the disease. –PTI

http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/10/stories/2010061059260300.htm

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Archive Number 20100609.1933
Published Date 09-JUN-2010
Subject PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed encephalitis - India: (BR)


UNDIAGNOSED ENCEPHALITIS - INDIA: (BIHAR)
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Date: Tue 8 Jun 2010
Source: DNA India, Press Trust of India (PTI) report [edited]
<http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_encephalitis-toll-in-muzaffarpur-rises-to-12_1393602>


With the death of 4 more children, the toll due to the outbreak of
encephalitis in the North Bihar town of Muzaffarpur went up to 12, a
district medical officer said today [8 Jun 2010].

Having earlier shown symptoms of encephalitis, 4 children succumbed
during treatment in hospital since yesterday [7 Jun 2010], the
district civil surgeon AP Singh told reporters here [in Muzaffarpur].
In the past 2-3 days 8 children had died of the disease, after being
admitted to hospitals and nursing homes. At least 24 children were
undergoing treatment at the SKM and Kejriwal hospitals, Singh said.

The patients complained of excessive vomiting, loose motion
[diarrhea], high fever, all known to be symptoms of encephalitis. A
medical team has been formed.

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[Japanese encephalitis virus infection has been the predominant cause
of serious encephalitis causing mortality in children in northern
India in recent years and is the most likely cause of this outbreak.
However other unidentified presumptive viral encephalitic diseases
have been prevalent in northern India in recent years (see archived
references below).

A similar outbreak of an unidentified encephalitis causing childhood
deaths was recorded in the Muzaffarpur district of Bihar in 2005 (see
ProMED-mail Encephalitis - India (Bihar): RFI 20050619.1727) and 10
years (in 1995) before that a similar outbreak of suspected viral
encephalitis occurred in the same district of Bihar. At that time,
preliminary laboratory and epidemiological data excluded Japanese
encephalitis virus infection as the cause of the outbreak, because of
an atypical clinical picture, a low prevalence of potential mosquito
vectors, and negative serology. That outbreak ended with the onset of
rains, which also ended a period of extreme heat. The current outbreak
bears some resemblance to the 2005 and 1995 outbreaks, and the results
of the current investigation are awaited with considerable interest.

The provinces of India can be seen on the maps at
<http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/india_map.html> and
<http://healthmap.org/r/01v2>.
A map of Bihar showing the location of Muzaffarpur district in the
north of the state is available at
<http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/bihar/bihar-district.htm>. - Mod.CP]

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This is the ProMED post of the 2005 outbreak in the same location.

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Archive Number 20050619.1727
Published Date 19-JUN-2005
Subject PRO/AH/EDR> Encephalitis - India (Bihar): RFI



ENCEPHALITIS - INDIA (BIHAR): REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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Date: Sun 19 Jun 2005
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Source: Rediff.com, India, Sun 19 Jun 2005 [edited]
<http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/jun/19kids.htm>


India: Encephalitis Kills 36 Children in Muzaffarpur
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36 children have died in the flood-prone Muzaffarpur district [Bihar state]
in the [past] week [3rd week June 2005] due to suspected encephalitis,
official sources said. Health officials in Muzaffarpur said the children
died after developing symptoms of encephalitis. The children developed a
sudden light fever in the early morning, followed by convulsions,
unconsciousness and death.

Alarmed by a likely outbreak of suspected encephalitis, a 4-member central
team is visiting Muzaffarpur on Sunday [19 Jun 2005] to study the cause of
the spread of the disease and to direct district officials to take
preventive measures against it.

Exactly a decade ago, in 1995, encephalitis hit Muzaffarpur and claimed the
lives of dozens of children.

[Byline: Anand Mohan Sahay]

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[Outbreaks of encephalitis affecting children have been reported frequently
from India over many years, and a confirmed diagnosis has been obtained
only rarely. Japanese encephalitis has been the favored diagnosis and has
occasionally been confirmed. 10 years ago, an outbreak of encephalitis was
recorded in the same region (Muzaffarpur District, Bihar State) and caused
466 cases of disease with 167 deaths between 6 and 28 Jun 1995. Most cases
were in children, and they were mainly from 3 primary health care centers.
All were eventually referred for treatment to the Medical College and
Hospital, Muzaffarpur. The clinical picture included low fever,
convulsions, and loss of consciousness. Death generally occurred 1-2 days
after admission to the hospital, while surviving patients showed rapid
recovery and no residual illness. The outbreak of suspected viral
encephalitis was over by the end of June 1995. Preliminary laboratory and
epidemiological data ruled out Japanese encephalitis virus as the cause of
the outbreak, and there was no confirmation of virus involvement. It was
considered that several features of the outbreak and the disease were
inconsistent with a diagnosis of Japanese encephalitis, namely, an atypical
clinical picture, a low prevalence of potential mosquito vectors, and
negative serology. That outbreak ended with the onset of rains, which also
ended a period of extreme heat.

The current outbreak bears some resemblance to the 1995 outbreak, and the
results of the current investigation are awaited with considerable
interest. - Mod.CP]

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And this is the 1995 outbreak.

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Archive Number 19950624.0453
Published Date 24-JUN-1995
Subject PROMED: Encephalitis - India



ENCEPHALITIS - INDIA
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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 13:22:10 -0700

Reuters on June 16 reported 150 dead in India's eastern state of
Bihar from a "mystery disease" whose symptoms appear similar to
encephalitis, with high fever. Most victims are under the age of
10.

40 have died in just the past week. A team from Delhi is trying
to stop the spread.

Dorothy Preslar, ProMED at FAS in Washington
From: Dorothy Preslar <dpreslar@igc.apc.org>

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http://www.hindustantimes.com/Twenty-children-die-of-mysterious-illness-in-Bihar/Article1-556206.aspx

Twenty children die of mysterious illness in Bihar

Twenty children, including eight in the last forty eight hours, have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, officials said on Friday.

"In the last one week a total of twenty children have died of the mysterious disease. Dozens of children have been admitted to different hospitals for treatment," a district health official said.

AP Singh, district civil surgeon, told IANS on phone from Muzaffarpur that the cause of the deaths could not be ascertained till now.

The district administration has sounded a high alert to check the spread of the disease. The children reported high fever followed by bouts of unconsciousness and convulsions leading to their death.

Local people termed the mysterious disease as 'chamki ki bimari' and claimed that the symptoms tally with encephalitis, a disease that causes inflammation of the brain.

"We cannot say anything exactly about the mysterious disease. It is difficult to say that children died of encephalitis. A medical team from Patna visited hospitals Thursday for investigations," Singh said.

Official sources in the state health department here said there was no facility to identify encephalitis in Bihar.

[Ronan Kelly]

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