Outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis, 22 cases detected in Biswanath

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BISWANATH CHARIALI: The Biswanath administration and the district health department have taken various steps to prevent the disease due to the outbreak of the vector-borne disease Japanese encephalitis in Biswanath and Gohpur subdivisions. In view of the fact that the fever spread by Culex mosquitoes is very dangerous, Biswanath's health department has been taking precautionary measures to raise awareness among the public and prevent it over the last few days.

In this regard, the District Surveillance Officer informed in a press statement that the health department has organized awareness meetings in schools and at the community level and has also arranged the distribution of leaflets, the distribution of medicinal mosquito nets, the distribution of medicines, the spraying of smoke and temefos, destruction of places where mosquitoes originate, etc. According to the information, the district health department has already held around 50 awareness meetings at the school level and 259 at the community level under Biswanath, Behali, and Gohpur Block Primary Health Centres. Similarly, in order to create awareness, the distribution of 3650 pamphlets, 1500 medicinal mosquito nets, etc. has also been reported.

22 cases of Japanese Encephalitis have been reported, as of August 4. According to the data, the health department received two cases in March, one in April, two in May, one in June, 12 in July, and four in the first four days of August. It may be mentioned that there were already four deaths in Biswanath. The district health department has already confirmed that Japanese encephalitis was the cause of the deaths of Anand Orang of Jayapur, Tinisuti, and Anu Gowala of Pratapgarh.

In such a situation, the Biswanath administration and the district health department have been called upon to make arrangements to take the patient to a nearby hospital as soon as possible without delay if the symptoms of Japanese encephalitis, such as headache, unconsciousness, and high fever, are detected in the patient. The administration also called upon people to take precautionary measures such as keeping the pig or pig's shelter away from human habitation, spraying smoke in the pig's shelter in the evening, etc. At present, children in the age group of 1–15 years are also being vaccinated in areas affected by the disease.

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