Japanese Encephalitis in India
Outbreaks in Japanese encephalitis (JE) / Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) have been reported from Assam and Uttar Pradesh in recent weeks. Since 2008, official reports from India do distinguish between these two entities. The following chart [1] indicates that although India has experienced increasing rates for both JE and AES on a national level, incidence has not increased in these two states. [2,3]
References:
1. Gideon e-Gideon multi-graph tool, https://www.gideononline.com/cases/multi-graphs/
2. Berger S. Infectious Diseases of India, 2019. 620 pages , 109 graphs , 6,807 references. Gideon e-books, https://www.gideononline.com/ebooks/country/infectious-diseases-of-india/
3. Berger S. Japanese Encephalitis: Global Status, 2019. 100 pages , 66 graphs , 1,208 references. Gideon e-books, https://www.gideononline.com/ebooks/disease/japanese-encephalitis-global-status/
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